elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
of course; certainly; naturally
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
transport; freight; shipping
apt to think; tend to think
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
leaving school during a term
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to show signs of; to appear
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
working in the fields; working on a farm
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
another's parent; another's parents
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
like this; in this way; as you see