girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
pupil; disciple; follower
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
counter for choices, options, etc.
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to add (e.g. a postscript)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
(Edo-period) chief minister
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to appear in the newspaper
one's last writing; ceasing to write
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
work of art or literature that brings fame
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks