pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to concern; to be related
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
study; research; investigation
doctoral dissertation; doctoral thesis
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
studies; schoolwork; classwork
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(not so) much; (not) very
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
in low spirits; dejected; sad
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
beautiful woman; pretty girl
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)