folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
summer vacation; summer holiday
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
root; source; origin; cause
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
reason; cause; circumstances
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to be smeared; to be covered
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
a long time ago; in those days