deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
senior high school student
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
house; dwelling; human habitation
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
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
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
senior; elder; person older than oneself
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
children's story; fairy tale
author; writer; novelist; artist
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
posterity; future life; life to come
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
timewasting; killing time
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)