doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
tabi; traditional split-toe socks
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
leather-soled sandals (geta)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
returning (home) to Tokyo; returning to the capital
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
people from one's hometown
importance; emphasis; stress
other than; excluding; without
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
reading carefully with appreciation
to put one's heart into; to devote oneself to
sudden death; unexpected death
the literary world; literary circles
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
in good health; alive and well; going strong
village; hamlet; settlement
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina