world; society; people; the public
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
Western language; Japanese word of Western origin
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
brightness; splendour; splendor
standing to reason; natural
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
shady online money-making
genuine article; real thing; real deal
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
principal of a private school
carving; engraving; sculpture
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder
virtuous conduct; virtue; goodness
gradually; little by little; step by step
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
gushing; overflowing; everlasting; unfailing; endless
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen