north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
boarding house; school dormitory
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
strong-willed; strong of heart
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to examine someone's expression
bedside; near one's pillow
trifling matter; urination; urine
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to look young; to seem young
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
dirty smoke; soot and smoke
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to roll about; to writhe about
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
throbbing (pain); pounding; stinging
to fall ill; to be taken ill