plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to remain unextinguished; to survive
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be reminded of; to call to mind
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to move (house); to change residence
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
automaton clock; marionette clock
living room (Western style); sitting room
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
sunlight; rays of the Sun
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings