to peel; to skin; to pare
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
face contorted and about to cry
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
stirring; rousing oneself
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
shellfish; seashell; shell
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to take away; to carry away
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
from one's seat; without stirring
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
to say; to tell; to state; to do