neighbouring house; neighboring house
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to be born; to come into the world
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
reason; cause; history; origin
Niigata (city, prefecture)
sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
operator (e.g. telephone)
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
but; however; even though; even if
fop; swell; dude; coxcomb; vain person
to scrape off; to shave off
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
here and there; in places
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
exemplar; model; example; pattern
humanism; humanitarianism
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
low-ranking courtier not permitted into the imperial audience hall; commoner-rank official; ordinary person; commoner; peasant
should not be done; must not be done