comfort women brothel (during World War II); military brothel
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
blood relationship; blood relative
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
sign; indication; omen; symptom
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly