hakama; man's formal divided skirt
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
document; official papers
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to intend; to be sure that
to leave unseen or unread
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
wet nurse; nursing mother
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
round-faced; bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle