tension; mental strain; nervousness
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
education world or circles
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
stiff formality; set terms
duty; obligation; responsibility
to ask a question; to ask questions
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
interested person; volunteer; supporter
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
China pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
golden lace (Patrinia scabiosifolia); scabious patrinia; yellow patrinia
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir