assistance; backing; reinforcements
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
saying nothing; understanding tacitly; without putting into words
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
clear; fair; fine; serene
one gourd; small drink (esp. of alcohol); drink one carries
banks of the Sumida river
to concede a point; to yield; to give in
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pupil; student; schoolchild
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
such ... as; or some such
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
since then; from that time; ever since
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(physical) science; natural science; physics; philosophy; neo-Confucianism