slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
mass-produced arrows; arrows for target practice
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
all present; all concerned; all of us
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
January; first month of the lunar calendar
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
February; second month of the lunar calendar
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
suffix for familiar person
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
returning from school; going home from school
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
that's the way it is; such is life
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
name; given name; first name
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
almost every day; almost daily
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
woman; female; feminine gender
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only