to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
not worth considering; out of the question
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
for the first time in one's life
deep emotion; strong feelings
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
reward; honorarium; remuneration
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)