to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
very recently; in the very recent past
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
quiet; still; surreptitious
preface; foreword; preamble
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
selecting from one's own works; one's own selection
young; youth; young person
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
boaster; braggart; bossy person; overbearing person
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
sun; saint; San (people); son
Casei; Cathy; Kathy; Cassie
landowner; landlord; landlady
the seven prismatic colors (colours)