faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
a find; windfall; bargain
covered with; stained; smeared
in the background; not standing out
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
about here; in this neighborhood
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
social life; social intercourse
moderate; proper; just right
migrant worker; economic nomad
low income group; low income class
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
(committee) chairman; president
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
refinement; elegance; grace
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
to keep a watchful eye on
special lecturer; guest lecturer
to teach; to take a teaching job
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
great man; magnanimous man
to close (one's eyes); to shut
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
true to one's name; living up to one's name