to lend an ear to; to listen to
economic fortune; luck with money
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to be fated to; be linked by fate
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
successfully; with success
bathhouse thievery; stealing someone else's clothes and valuables at a bathhouse
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
one or two; a few; small number
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to kick over; to kick down
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
wallet; billfold; purse; handbag
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
older sister; elder sister
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)