to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
(not) even once; (not) ever
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
student (esp. a university student)
white cloth or kimono with black or indigo splash patterns
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
bored; having nothing to do; idle
number one; first; best; most; game; round
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)