smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
counter for choices, options, etc.
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
room to let; room for rent
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
famous geisha; talented geisha; beautiful geisha
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names