to be away from home; to be out of the house
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
well-known; noted; celebrated
having a crush on someone; flushing
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
attendance (at school); going to school
fortune-telling; divination
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
palatial residence; stately mansion
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
university student; college student
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
collection vehicle (garbage, etc.)
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to watch steadily; to stare
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
form; method; system; formula
big leakage; uncontained leak
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
world peace; peace of the world
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
start of work; commencement; opening
studies; schoolwork; classwork
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)