poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
looks; personal appearance; features
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
menial; meanness; servility; abject
moving about; stirring about
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
in the same way as; just like
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
immigrant; emigrant; migrant
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
hating to lose; always wanting to win; unyielding; competitive
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail