first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
observation; survey; watching
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
maid; helper; help; assistance
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
at that time; in those days
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
plainly; clearly; vividly
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
considerably; greatly; a lot
modern person; people of today
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)