to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
ōnamazu (giant catfish thought to cause earthquakes)
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
long (time that has passed); old (story)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
one's later years; final years (in life)
to have learning; to be educated
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
agricultural community; farm village; rural
credit union; credit association
independent living; means of earning one's living
principles underpinning an agriculturally based economy
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
proposal; offer; request; application
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip