poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
best article under heaven; peerless
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
envelope containing betrothal money and given as part of a betrothal gift
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to notify; to advise; to inform
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
free talk; irresponsible talk
to be dead; to be lifeless
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
people are formed by their surroundings; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble
muddy water; red-light district
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
vice; bad manners; evil customs; storm; raging winds
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly