ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
one's daughter and heiress
living by oneself; living alone
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
reloading (a web page); reloading (a gun, etc.)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
departure; leaving; setting off
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
several times; a few times
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
every year; yearly; annually
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
4th day of the month; four days
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
replication (of an experiment); verification (of experimental results); reproduction; supplementary examination; makeup exam
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
desperation; struggle to the death
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
long ago; previous; of a former age
health and physical education
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
study group; study meeting
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
review (of learned material); revision
Weimar Constitution (Germany, 1919-1945)