schoolgirl; female student
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to blow (of autumn wind); to fall out of love
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
subordinate official; government clerk
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
livestock husbandry (esp. fish); breeding; stocking
any more; any further; any better; any longer
man fit for the post; right person
right place; right position; right post
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
because; the reason why is
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
indirection; indirectness
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
productive; constructive; meaningful
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)