Vocabulary

inseparable

Mother Nature

reliable; authentic

briefly; in short; in a nutshell; in summary; to put it briefly

in brief; to put it succinctly

result of one's blood, sweat, and tears; fruits of one's labour

perfectly clear mirror

to be born (of a baby); to come into the world

there is no need to ...

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute)

narrow

to arrange not to contradict each other

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; undisciplined; careless; loose

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; undisciplined; careless; loose

having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; being unable to change one's course of action; (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger

unavoidable; inevitable

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better

(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

one should learn from other's mistakes; stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems

lovesickness

without incident

to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle

to become clumsy; to miss one's aim

malicious; deliberately mean

cash only, prices as advertised

each day; from day to day; day-to-day

to serve rice in a bowl

year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year

water from the capital (Kyoto), rumored to have a whitening effect

to be frightened

fires and fistfights are the flowers of Edo

to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die

not to write to or visit someone; road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)

to break off with (e.g. one's lover)

to become desperate; to give way to despair

clear-cut and straightforward