industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
dry Japanese confectionery; dry Japanese sweets
to become empty; to be emptied
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
suppuration; festering; purulence; pyosis; coming to a head; infection
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
removal of stitches; removal of sutures
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
discovery; detection; finding
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
breathing of a sleeping person
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
port city; harbor city; harbour city