unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
elegance; taste; refinement
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
in a day; in a brief space of time
terminal (electricity); pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller); port (e.g. LAN port)
understanding; comprehension
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
the same place; the same address; the said place
(historical) investigation
to leave as is; to ignore
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
pigtail; ponytail; hair (hanging down the back)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
rowdiness; rowdy (person or event)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
order; sequence; procedure
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
unkindness; unfriendliness
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
swiftness; fleetness of foot; swift horse; outstanding talent; person of great talent