irritation; annoyance; frustration
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
impossible to do (although wants to)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to walk away; to saunter off
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
with a start; with a jump
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
(physical) growth; development
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
general idea; concept; notion
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed