one's mental make-up (structure)
to read (a book, etc.) over again
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
family crest shaped as a hemp leaf; motif made from entwined hexagons
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
woman; lady; adult female
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
neighbouring house; neighboring house
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to come from; to have roots in
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
tonarigumi; small-scale neighborhood associations established during WWII for fire fighting, policing, etc.
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
in the morning; during the morning
attendant's booth (in a bathhouse changing room); door-keeper's stand; watcher's seat
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
grandchild from a daughter married into another family
another prefecture; other prefectures
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
talk about various topics