ten-year-old; ten year old
for the first time in one's life
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to lose one's way; to get lost
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
clear; precise; definite; distinct
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
living expenses (incurred during a short or long stay)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
advance payment; money paid in advance
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)