to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
environmental destruction
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
quarrel; dispute; argument
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
(act of) writing on a blackboard
a little too short; slightly worse; a bit inferior
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to be bony; to be angular
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
looking on (somebody) as hostile
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick