careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to call a person's attention (to)
well-bred; of good upbringing
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
inattention; absent-mindedness
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
reading aloud; recitation
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
single word; a few words; brief comment
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to lay aside; to set aside
same; similar; (just) like; equal
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry