old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
with these words; while saying
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to push away; to push aside; to shove
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to make coffee; to brew coffee
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
Hasse; Hasse, Helmut (1898-1979) (mathematician)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to be helpful; to be useful
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
great war; great battle; world war
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
secrecy; highly classified information