noun:

• service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.) - four character idiom

temporal noun:

• now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game

noun:

• the easy way; attaining rebirth in the Pure Land through the vows of Amitabha (as opposed to one's own efforts) - Buddhism term ➜ 難行道

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel - idiom

noun:

• Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)

expression / noun:

• something that looks difficult but actually isn't; swimming in a cold lake during mid-winter seems difficult, but it's nothing to a kappa - idiom

noun:

• classmate; graduates in the same class
• wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament - Sumo term

noun:

• points to note; points of concern; matters to keep in mind; matters that require attention - four character idiom

noun:

• school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to have dealings with; to be involved in

noun:

• here and there; in places

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to bloom all over; to bloom in riotous profusion

noun:

• raigan (Omphalia lapidescens); parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine

noun:

• rum raisin; raisins marinated in rum

noun:

• (at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year

noun:

• menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards - Ōsaka dialect ➜ めんこ

noun:

• placer gold; gold found in placer deposits ➜ 砂鉱

noun:

• gardening; puttering around in the garden

noun:

• height difference; difference in elevation

noun:

• directly opposite; right in front

expression:

• if you are hungry, where you eat doesn't matter; manjū in the toilet [literal] - proverb ➜ まんじゅう
• hiding something good for oneself alone - idiom

noun:

• Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze
• Wu; Southern Wu; kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era (902-937)
• Wu; Eastern Wu; Sun Wu; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era (222-280) ➜ 三国【さんごく】
• Wu; kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era (11th c. - 473 BCE)

noun:

• 1927 Theses; Comintern policy documents regarding capitalism, imperialism, and a possible revolution in Japan

noun:

• noblewoman; lady - obscure term

pronoun:

• you - referring to a woman; epistolary style - honorific language

noun / ~する noun:

• abbreviation; simplified form of a character; cutting out some strokes in a character; omitting some passages