domestic animals; livestock; cattle
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
after school (at the end of the day)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
one's own child; one's own children
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
evening; early night hours
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to run around; to bustle about
the way back; the way home; return trip
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
deserted village; poor village
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
festive poem or song; congratulatory form (of waka)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)