swing seat; swing with usu. two facing seats (playground equipment)
green beefsteak plant; green perilla
to stop drinking; to leave unfinished
sole proprietor; one-man business; self-employed
cloth (for making clothes)
Birkenstock (German shoe and sandal manufacturer)
left-leaning; left-wing; leftist
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
Reeves spirea (Spiraea cantoniensis)
broadcast program; broadcast programme
to become misty; to become hazy
super-liberal translation; making understandable and readable through free interpretation
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
consummation of a marriage
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
pre-washed rice; wash-free rice; musenmai
vigorous for one's age; active despite one's years; hale and hearty; full of beans
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)
satsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste
other matters; other people's affairs
plaintive; piteous; doleful
commercial go-playing parlour (parlor)
a question from the emperor
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
to stagger; to stumble; to totter
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally