assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
kimono with design on the skirt
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
opposite side; other side; other party
ukiyoe of beautiful women; bijin-ga
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
earnest; singlehanded; face to face; straight ahead; just in front of
complete stranger; total stranger
hostility; animosity; enmity
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to play a central role; to take a leading part
complete collapse; (something) going to pieces (breaking up beyond repair)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
understood; I see; OK; present; here
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)