careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to smash down; to beat in
earthenware baking pan; parching pan; form of punishment in which a person is forced to walk on an oiled pipe over a charcoal fire (ancient China)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
on the way back; returning
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
simply; merely; only; solely
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
railroad; railway; rail transport
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
hemp yarn or linen thread woven into a coarse cloth used for mosquito nets, summer clothes, etc.
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to become vulgar; to coarsen
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence