direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
contract; compact; agreement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
first meeting; first interview with
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
older sister; elder sister
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
wealthy individual; person of wealth
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
genuine article; real thing; real deal
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
kimono with design on the skirt
such ... as; or some such
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
small grain; small stature or ability
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to show signs of; to appear
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
double suicide; lovers' suicide
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy