to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to rain incessantly; to downpour
optimism; taking an optimistic view
near oneself; close to one; familiar
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
Echigoya; Echigoya (nefarious businessman; stock character in period dramas)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
transportation (of freight); transport; forwarding
security; stability; safety; peace
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
morning soap opera; morning television serial
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
music school; music academy; conservatory
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to have an eye on; to zero in on
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways