very busy (person or thing)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
reinstatement; reappointment
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
nevertheless; still; however; yet
to say; to tell (somebody); to state
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be embarrassed; to lose face
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
sense of values; values; value system
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
reform; reformation; reorganization