working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
stealthy steps; soft steps
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to rise; to erect; to get up
wintry moon; a winter month
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
chance (of success); odds
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
senior priest (of a Shinto shrine, below chief priest and deputy chief priest); grasshopper; locust
shrine ranking (abolished in 1946); company ranking
hey there; I say; see here
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji era); Freedom and People's Rights Movement