private; recruit; aircraftman; seaman
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
almost every day; almost daily
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
how many years; how long; what year
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
number of times; frequency; count
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
at that time; in those days
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
smallish; on the small side
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without