vents at the hips of a pair of hakama
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
pupil; student; schoolchild
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
regulation cap; school cap
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full; corpulent
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
fine dress; dressing beautifully
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to be absorbed in reading
by itself; automatically; naturally
counter for helmets, etc.
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
living room (Japanese-style)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
daytime; position of the Sun
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings