to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
actor; actress; player; performer
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
body and soul; mind and body
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
being on duty; person on duty
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
even though; despite; when
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
it is I who should say so
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
imagination; supposition; guess
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
not caring; not giving a damn
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
don't worry; no worries; never mind
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
paediatrician; pediatrician
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
surely; certainly; without doubt
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up