scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
selling (real-estate) lots
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, etc.
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
general inspection; complete overhaul
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to find out; to discover; to locate
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
evenly; equably; in an uniform and orderly fashion
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to have a rumor circulating
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
foliage plant; green vegetables
root crops; root vegetables
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
loyal retainer; loyal subject
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives