glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
condition of one's stomach
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
sedimentation; subsidence; precipitation; sinking; settling; submerging
to take (all of) into consideration
to see through; to see the true nature of something
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
each house; every house; many houses
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
public institution; public organization; official body
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
every month; each month; monthly