doorkeeper; doorman; porter
on the way back; when about to go back
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
thrift; economy; frugality
guardians; parents; father and older brother
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
railroad construction work
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud
appearance; front of a structural member
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
foster mother; adoptive mother
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
transom; skylight; dormer window
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
Japanese spaniel; Pekinese; chin