railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
so what!; who gives a damn?
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
study; diligence; discount; reduction
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
(Japanese) empress; queen
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
on the occasion of; at the time of
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to watch steadily; to stare
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
very young; little; childish; immature
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand