diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
scrap lumber; piece of wood
rain and wind; driving rain
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
course of a river; land along a river
to look young; to seem young
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to raise one's voice; to shout
obstruction of business; interference with business
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
going west; leaving for the west
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to set a ladder up against
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
height difference; difference in elevation
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
long-serving soldier; veteran
white lotus; purity; pure heart
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
White Army (any of the armies that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution)
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope