Vocabulary

to amuse oneself; to make merry

to exchange glances; to look at each other

Go board

to cross; to intersect; to join; to meet

to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances

patience; endurance; perseverance

very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into

cliff; precipice

long (time that has passed); old (story)

refusal; rejection

monthly tuition fee

to choose at one's own discretion

open field; empty lot; plain

cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost

rotation (on an axis)

going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work

pity; sympathy; compassion; mercy

sincerity; true heart; devotion

growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

to spend; to expend; to consume

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

imitation; copying

abbreviation; acronym

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

mild (climate); temperate; clement; pleasant; agreeable

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

buoyancy; floating power

feudalism

to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be nonplussed

to wake up; to awake

way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)

to cramp up; to tighten; to stiffen