tension; mental strain; nervousness
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
before the gate; in front of the gate
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
being postponed; being repeatedly put off; being delayed
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
name plate; name tag; label
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to pile up; to accumulate