easygoing; optimistic; conceited
writer of children's stories
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
being at a complete loss as to what to do; being at one's wit's end; being at a loss for an answer
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
government official; public servant; civil servant
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to lose sight of; to miss
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
many communities (villages); cluster of plants
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
archeologist; archaeologist
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
law; rule; precept; Torah (first five books of the Hebrew Bible)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
good; goodness; right; virtue
vice; immorality; corruption
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
wild goose; glans; head of a penis