full dress; formal dress; uniform
study; diligence; discount; reduction
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to find out; to discover; to locate
how should I know?; don't ask me
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
there's a reason behind every action; (lit.) a burglar's midday nap (is taken so that he can rob people's houses in the night)
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
loitering on the way; wayside grass
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
weight; heavyweight boxer
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)
in low spirits; dejected; sad