to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to give meaning (to); to assess the significance (of)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to temper thoroughly; to train well
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
straight-laced person; stubborn person
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
under the orders of; by order (command)
in line with this; therefore
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to mistake (A for B); to misread
wearing one's hair in braids