for the first time in one's life
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
31st day of the month; 31 days
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to lend an ear to; to listen to
regret; repentance; remorse
age thirty; one's thirties
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
war; fighting; fierce competition
rented house; house for rent
spinning mill; cotton mill
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
national holiday; public holiday
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)