to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to skip (school); to end a round with less than 20 points
other; another; over; more than; I; me
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
what's what; heads or tails
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
a little bit; a little while
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to look up; to face upwards; to turn one's face upwards
to become better; to improve
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
goshuin; seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to shrines and temples; letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
summer festival; summer matsuri
musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
quick pace; fast tempo; rapid progress
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
quick-tempered; impatient
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe