to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
Liang dynasty (of China; 502-557)
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
(Edo-period) account book
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
to be infected; to be contagious
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
source; origin; provenance; birthplace
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
function; facility; faculty; feature
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to join (cloth, wood, etc.)
clothes for doing farm work or working in fields
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
half a ken (3 shaku, approx. 0.91 m)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
second most important provincial shrine; (arch.) second-born imperial prince
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge