dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to raise one's voice; to shout
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
this world; this life; world of the living
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to lean against; to set against
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
The Doll's House (play by Ibsen)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
many; numerous; various; large number of
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
retort; back talk; backchat