neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
schoolgirl; female student
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
food and drink; eating and drinking
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
motherly; mother-like; maternal; like a mother
exit; way out; outlet; vent
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
at first; in the beginning; originally
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
acquaintance; close friend
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
round; circular; spherical
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
(being) face to face; facing each other
street with streetcar tracks; street with a tram line