serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
preparation; arrangements
spine; backbone; spinal column
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
shame; disgrace; (sexual) violation; rape
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
chastity; virtue; fidelity
spilt water; spilled water
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
something like ...; something called ...