November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
one day; (on) a certain day
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
small person acting arrogantly on someone else's authority; person who borrows the authority of another to browbeat others; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
back street; back alley; off-street
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to be sooty; to be stained
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
shoji (paper sliding door)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
kitchen; financial situation; finances
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to triumph; to be elated with success
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
stark naked; completely naked; nude