trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
triangle; triangular shape
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
that's the way it is; such is life
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
broadbanded thornyhead (Sebastolobus macrochir); broadfin thornyhead; kichiji rockfish
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
household economy; family finances
long time; long interval; for quite some time
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to quicken one's pace (steps)
old couple; elderly couple
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
candy vendor (esp. an Edo-period candy vendor who sold candy while walking around playing the flute or another musical instrument); candy vender
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to show up; to appear; to turn up
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried