four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
head over heels; madly (in love)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
unmarried; not yet married
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
short trip; brief journey; excursion
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
just past noon; afternoon
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
to close up (editing mark)
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
second marriage; remarriage
gambling den; gambling house
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently