sons and daughters; children; girl
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
metal fittings; metal fixtures
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
busy; having no (free) time
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
step; stride; counter for steps
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
sea monster; green turtle
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
retort; back talk; backchat