to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.); contemptible person; skunk; wretch
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to have an uneasy conscience
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)
design; idea; conception; plan
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
lamplighter; town employee who lit oil or gas streetlights
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
trouble; quarrel; dispute
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
(navigable) canal; waterway
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
control; management (e.g. of a business)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)