highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
kitchen; financial situation; finances
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
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
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
myself; yourself; I; me; you
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to become famous; to gain fame
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)