student; follower; students and pupils
mobilization; mobilisation
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
after school (at the end of the day)
urban area; urban district
home; household; family; hearth
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
trio; gang of three; threesome
treatment; service; handling; management
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to lie deep in; to extend far back
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
to fit (inside something)
new student; freshman; first-year student
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
severe; strict; tough; hard
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
maker of metallic ornaments
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
finished product; finished goods; completed article
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area