making a killing; making easy money; robbery
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
enumeration; citation; listing
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
many people; a large number of people
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
another thing; other things; another man's property
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
carving; engraving; sculpture
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
one's manners; one's attitude
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
stagnation; hindrance; delay
grandfather; male senior-citizen
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission