cheap article; poor quality article
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
meaning; significance; sense
ten; 10; ten years of age
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
retainer; attendant; escort
to lean against; to set against
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
calm; composed; cool; quiet
close to the wall; alongside the wall
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying