study; library; den; home office; reading room
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
ago; since; before; previous
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
Japanese person; Japanese people
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to have one cup of sake after another
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
life; living; I; me; student
butterfish (any fish of family Stromateidae, esp. species Pampus punctatissimus); harvestfish; rudderfish
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour