embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyūshū)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
student (esp. a university student)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thereupon; shortly thereafter
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
the same prefecture; the said prefecture
the same; the said; likewise
same village; that village
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
notebook; account book; register
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
there is nothing; having nothing
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!