to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
farming implement; farm tools
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
rustling (of wind); murmuring; whistling; soughing
gently (of the wind); softly
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
the same as something was reputed to be
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
information; news; intelligence
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
business; errand; nature of one's business
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker