trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
once upon a time; a long time ago
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
wealthy person; millionaire
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to keep (a person) waiting
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to walk away; to saunter off
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
experience; history; record; career
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
rented house; house for rent
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
simmering; (boiling) gently
fire hook; poker; slice bar
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
occupation forces; occupation army
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change