restoration; repair; mending
as before; as ever; as it was originally
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be relieved; to feel relieved
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
counter for books; volume
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
whispering into a person's ear
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
as a child; when one was a child
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
crude; philistine; uncultivated; uneducated; vulgar
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
how many years; how long; what year
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on