twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
student in a lower grade; underclassman
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
haori (Japanese formal coat)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to finger; to tamper (with)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)