to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
tattling; telling on (someone)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
coming and going; commuting
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sweet yuzu-flavoured steamed dumpling
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
year in, year out; always; 24-7
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
considerably; greatly; a lot
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
loveable; very likeable; like very much
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style