firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
never mind!; don't worry about it
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
after that; afterwards; thereafter
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
without cause; without reason
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
transfer student; student changing schools
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to correct oneself; to restate