lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
maid; helper; help; assistance
to employ; to hire; to charter
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to be kind to; to treat kindly
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
entreaty; supplication; petition
sublime; noble; high-minded
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
personal feelings; self-interest
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
since when; from when; how long
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus