picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
parting ways after a quarrel
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
evening meal; dinner; supper
2nd day of the month; two days
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
mixed race; mixed parentage
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
because of; owing to; due to
being left out; being ostracized
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
simply; merely; only; solely
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
being bad at communication; being unsociable