pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
than; other than; except; but
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
hairstyle of Meiji and Taisho era, featuring a bun resembling a halved peach
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to paint (draw) a picture
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
wearing one's hair up; coming-of-age ceremony where 12 to 13-year-old girls get their long hair tied up; wearing one's hair up with a hairpin (type of hairstyle used by court ladies)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
loveable; very likeable; like very much
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
high; noble; refined; advanced
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to cater to another's wish; to accommodate; to be agreeable
appearance; figure; shape; form
retreating figure; appearance from behind
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently