bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
maid; helper; help; assistance
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
living thing; organism; creature; biology
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
private tutor; coach; governess
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)