one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
schoolgirl; female student
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
how; in what way; I wonder
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
the other day; a few days ago
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
as usual; as is one's habit
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
lord of a manor; estate steward
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
desperately; for one's dear life
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
bento; Japanese box lunch
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
starting point; starting line
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
popular person; favorite; favourite
to arrive home; to return
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk