to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
correction; revision; amendment
beriberi; severe thiamine deficiency
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
three times; thrice; third (interval)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
depression; low spirits; dejection
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
(beriberi-caused) heart failure
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
branch family; cadet family; leaving one's employer to set up a new shop with the same name; (arch.) separate house
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
the front; honest; upright; decent
to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
treatment; service; handling; management
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
rented house; house for rent
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
world; society; people; the public
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
(not) even once; (not) ever
type-picking; anthology; selection of literary works
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)