study; library; den; home office; reading room
to extend (building); to build on
summer vacation; summer holiday
sometimes; occasionally; somehow (or other); in some way; being apt to; being liable to
place to put something; storage space
whole summer; summer long
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
Mikasanomiya (part of the royal family)
rented house; house for rent
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
doctors; teachers; lawyers
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to jump up and down; to hop
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
deep emotion; strong feelings
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
foreign; abroad; overseas
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit