to finish reading; to read through
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
what do you want?; can I help you?
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
aging; wearing out; deterioration