secretary; councillor; councilor
no!; no no!; no, not at all
womanly; ladylike; feminine
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
(one's) youth; one's younger days
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
being (somewhere); sitting
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to pile up; to accumulate
mud and tile wall topped with tiles
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics
indictment; prosecution; complaint
imprisonment; incarceration
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
again; once more; a second time
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
staying the night; lodging (at)