to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
electricity; (electric) light
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
retort; back talk; backchat
and yet; though; when; in spite of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
briskly; quickly; promptly
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
school building; schoolhouse
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
product; produce; result; fruit
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate