to spoil; to rot; to corrode
matter of time; question of time
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
to repaint; to paint again
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
fat; tallow; lard; grease
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
while; during; performed in this condition
vitality; ability to earn a living
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to forget completely; to leave behind
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
how long; how far; how much