learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
(set of) facial features; looks
telephone call; telephone (device)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
without cause; without reason
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
that is to say; so that means
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
popular person; favorite; favourite
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.)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
light from outside; natural light
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
between the pages of a book; between two books