town girl; girl raised in a town
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
tropical; tropical worsted fabric
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
way of solving (a problem); solution
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
recuperation; medical treatment
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to