bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
consultation hours; surgery hours
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to shave off; to scrape off
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to encamp; to take up positions
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
woman; female; feminine gender
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
to take; to catch; to capture
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
cartoon-character costume
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education