buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
object left in a person's charge
call; summons; convening; convocation
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
audience with the Emperor; imperial audience
slowly; stolidly; heavily; lumpingly
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
human usage; (for) use by people
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
although; though; despite the fact that ...
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
hornet larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps); bee larva
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
writing brush and inkstone; writing; composition; daily life of a writer
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
undressing; taking off one's clothes
the one thing that is well-remembered
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to begin (doing); to start (doing)