study of foreign languages; linguistics
bare livelihood; subsistence
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
undivided attention; concentration
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
practice; practising; training; study
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
rural districts; counties
back country; remote countryside
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
Tinea translucens (species of clothes moth)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
being pendent; hanging down
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not