twentieth day of the month; twenty days
being startled; getting a shock
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
touching; moving; painful
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
plum blossoms (as a harbinger of spring)
to be absorbed in reading
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
great laughter; burst of laughter
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
forgetting the hardships of the old year; year-end drinking party
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
directions; instructions; orders; command
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
going to and fro; back and forth
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow