miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib
composition; setting (of music)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to send for (doctor, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
somehow; for some reason (or other)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
slap (sound of a flat object continuously striking something); splash
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
early on; earlier on; from early
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
button (clothing); push-button
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
white collar; white lapel
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
every year; yearly; annually
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless