study; library; den; home office; reading room
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
young lord; successor of one's current lord
Helen; Helene; Hellen; Heren; Herren
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
falling asleep; going to sleep
top of the head; crown of the head
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
even more; still more; further
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
fund-raising; collection of funds
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
everything one does; whatever one does
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn