I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
something like ...; something called ...
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to join together; to combine; to join up
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
complete set; all; everything
unused item; never-used item
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
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger