to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
talking while standing; standing around talking
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
heroism; loyalty and courage
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
depending (too much) on one another; mutual overreliance; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
to complain; to make a complaint
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; fetch!; bring me ...
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
possessed of a strong sense of duty
just because; even if; even though
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
contributor; investor; financier
lack of registration (in the census register); buying a geisha or prostitute her contractual freedom
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to pay the bill; to settle an account