to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
(period of) a year; during an era
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
very much; exceedingly; extremely
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
original story; original version; this volume
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
entreaty; supplication; petition