to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
considerably; greatly; a lot
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to ask; to enquire; to query
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
to help a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
custom; practice; convention; precedent
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
solution; solution strategy
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
once upon a time; a long time ago
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
increase in population; population growth
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
wisdom; intelligence; intellect