blazing heat; scorching sun
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to face on; to look out on to
living room (Western style); sitting room
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
journal; magazine; periodical
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
kitchen; financial situation
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
burlesque; low comedy; farce
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
just one person; only one
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely