counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
child's tear-stained face
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
ten; 10; ten years of age
(liquid) nasal mucus; nasal discharge; pituita; snot
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
next work (writer, composer, etc.)
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
enrolling at a cram school
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
master; teacher; stable master