change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
February; second month of the lunar calendar
later on; eventually; afterwards
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
(distinction of) sex; gender
means of transportation; transport service
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
softly; mildly; gently; politely
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
engineer; technical officer
pride; dignity; self-respect
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
what do you want?; can I help you?
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
every year; yearly; annually
binoculars; field glasses
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)