iron maiden (torture device)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
without permission; without notice
neighbouring house; neighboring house
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to face on; to look out on to
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
development (of film); photographic processing
close to the wall; alongside the wall
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
thrifty; frugal; economical
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to cause a person trouble
(not) even once; (not) ever
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
(religious) faith; belief; creed
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
one's manners; one's attitude