origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
those (near the second person)
that is to say; so that means
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
remembrance; recollection; recognition
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to press a question; to cross-examine
sick person; patient; invalid
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
somehow; for some reason or other
wicked tongue; abusive language
to shout (in anger); to yell
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just