October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
library; book collection; paperback book
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
female high-school student
to follow another's example
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
(written) work; book; writings
residing; living; dwelling
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to get warm; to become warm
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to perceive; to understand
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
considerably; greatly; a lot
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water