he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
to half-rise to one's feet
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
dwelling; house; residence; address
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
curious; strange; unusual
to look around; to survey
three; three years of age
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
the place for; the time for; the level of
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up