to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
in comparison to; rather than
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to hide; to conceal oneself
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
risky; dangerous; insecure
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what