rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
(courteous) invitation; call
master; teacher; stable master
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
the said family; the same family
theatre; theater; playhouse
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
being fond of children; person fond of children
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to have a bath in the open air
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
six (long cylindrical things)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
while doing over and over; repeatedly
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
English letter; alphabetic character
having said that; on the other hand
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to look around; to look towards (us)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn