safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
research; study; investigation
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
in the prefecture; prefectural
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
calm; composed; cool; quiet
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
spring water; clear (pure) water
chance; opportunity; occasion
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to raise one's voice; to shout
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
skimming through; scanning (reading matter)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed