is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
second-year student; biennial
Okayama (city, prefecture)
senior high school; high school
leaving school during a term
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
that year; same year; same age
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
publish; start (new) publication
to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain
investment; contribution; financing
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
establishment; settlement
title; index; heading; headline; caption
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province