exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
senior high school; high school
forcibly; against one's will
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
brass button; golden button; boy's school uniform; male student
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
in the morning; during the morning
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
coating (esp. lacquering)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to look forward to something
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
news; word; tidings; omen
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of