making a living; means of living; livelihood
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
journey; route of a journey
virginity; maidenhood; maidenhead
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
to gaze out at; to look out over
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
tenth day of the month; ten days
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
proper; right; reasonable
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
sabotage; slow-down tactics
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
old housemaid; old female servant
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
low dining table; tea table
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle