calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to become pale; to turn pale
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
travelling expenses; traveling expenses
acquaintance; appreciative friend
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
freedom to choose one's marriage partner, parental wishes notwithstanding
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
very; much; greatly; a lot of
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
the other day; some time ago; recently
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout