to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to slap; to strike; to spank
stationing (troops); occupancy
the big two...; two major...; two main...
distress; wretched condition
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
latent disposition; inner feelings
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
numerator; molecule; member; element
bottom floor; lowest floor
(giving) instruction; initiation
my husband; one's family; family member
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something