supporting each other after suffering similar hardships; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
to complain; to make a complaint
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
childish; childlike; 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; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Yoshiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
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); being dropped from one's family registry; buying a geisha or prostitute her contractual freedom
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
to pay the bill; to settle an account
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
(doing something) regardless of expense
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
investment; contribution; financing
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
taking action although it may result in death; acting while being fully prepared to die
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
perception; sensing; noticing
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully