retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
house mouse (Mus musculus)
outside world; physical world
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
syringe (usu. a bulb syringe); dropper; fountain pen filler
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
ratio; proportion; percentage
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
main cause; primary factor
frequency; rate of occurrence
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
(medical) follow-up; observation
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
precision instrument or machine
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
raising morale; lifting of morale
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
pan lid; pot lid; kanji "kettle lid" radical (radical 8)