bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to make a speech; to address
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
odds and ends; all; every
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
blistering heat; "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
(one's) countenance; face
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to get slightly dirty (all over)
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
primer; introductory book; (beginner's) guide
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
jellied fish broth; jellied meat broth
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
staged wedding photographs; photo-only wedding; having wedding photography taken without holding an actual wedding; picture marriage; mail-order marriage
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)