abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
property; fortune; assets
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; strong man; brave man
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
knitting; knitted material; crochet
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
while; during; while; although; all; both
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike