to despise; to belittle; to look down on
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
farmland; rice field or paddy
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to shave off; to scrape off
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
elegance; taste; refinement
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
near; close; beside; third person
to grow up; to become an adult
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
line; queue; procession; matrix
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to gain weight; to put on weight
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
indicate reason; infers some protest
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
sobriety; soberness; sober face