diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
weird; odd; bizarre; curious
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
sympathy; compassion; pity
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
late at night; small hours of the morning
modesty; self-control; discretion
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
turning sideways; landscape orientation
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
doorknob; door knob; door handle
study; library; den; home office; reading room
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
hard to reach place; remote place
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
unwanted child; shunned child
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass