(courteous) invitation; call
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to be intimate with; to befriend
leisure; leisure time; spare time
alone; unaided; away from home
every second month; every other month
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
arriving in Japan; visiting Japan
natural; reasonable; understandable
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
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
corridor; hallway; passageway
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
folding paper-case; kimono wrapping paper; paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony)
to pass (of time); to elapse
sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
madder red; dark red; crimson
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to unfold; to unroll; to open
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
fifth day of the month; five days
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)