ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
rationing; rationing system
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
Suruga and Izu (provinces)
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
entering (government) service; attendance (at one's office); presenting oneself for duty
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
encouragement; urging; spurring on
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; set of two (one large, one small); pair (for husband and wife); his and hers (e.g. teacups)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
water damage; flood disaster
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
sparing oneself; laziness
period of youth; while young
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing