letter (of alphabet); character; writing
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
schoolgirl; female student
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to escape from; to get out
green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
self-supporting student; working student
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
school expenses; education fund
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
study; pursuit of knowledge
hard (life); tough (world)
diligent; absorbed (in something)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
indiscretion; bad idea; thoughtlessness; indiscreetness
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
how much; how many; however
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship