deep emotion; being filled with emotion
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
material; substance; matter
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
custom; made or built to order; customs (government agency)
and in addition to that; even so
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
to order; to command; to appoint
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
edge of the eaves; house frontage
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
tricolor dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
and; thereupon; because of that
settlement; conclusion; summary
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that