medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
article; news story; report; account
job; work; duties; trade; skill
private tutor; coach; governess
long time; long interval; for quite some time
responsibility; duty; obligation
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(how) many times; (how) often
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to gather; to collect; to assemble
bare livelihood; subsistence
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
lodger; boarder; paying guest
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
work; business; company; study
technique; art; skill; move
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
you (plural); all of you; you all
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)