daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to be worried; to be troubled
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
flophouse area; flophouse district; flophouse quarter
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
one parent; single parent
just one person; only one
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
complete stranger; total stranger
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
building (construction) site
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
about when; about what time; how soon
reading aloud; recitation
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
regret; repentance; remorse
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion