ancient Japanese ladies' hairstyle
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to thrust away; to send flying
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
illiteracy; illiterate person; an illiterate
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
small-boned; thin-boned; slender; slight
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
pretension; conceit; hubris
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
(not so) much; (not) very
it is not (like that) either
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
spare time; free time; leisure time
to farm; to cultivate a field
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
near; nearby; not far off
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service