yoke; constraints; oppression
straying; wandering (off course)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
high laced shoes or boots
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
schoolgirl; female student
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
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)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
chartula; bagged charge (for artillery); cartridge
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
paper for wrapping powdered medicine
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely