atelier; studio; workshop
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
kitchen; financial situation
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to tile (floor, wall, etc.)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
orphan; person without friends
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
entering and leaving hospital
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece