knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
conference room; council room
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
springy (texture); plump; chewy; puffy; soft and bouncy
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
growth period; growing season
indomitable perseverance; invincible fortitude
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
preparation; arrangements
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
polish (jewels); cultivation
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
all you want; as much as one wants
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
pending question; unresolved problem
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth