a step; short distance; short time
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
hair style; way of dressing hair
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
party; gang; company; squad
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
(large) building; public building; hall
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
interminable; unending; endless; boundless
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
sailor's song; boat song; sea shanty; barcarolle
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
pattern resembling that of arrow feathers
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new