orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
vertical stripes; striped fabric
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
officially sanctioned brothel (Edo-period)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
competing; competition; auction
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to rise; to erect; to get up
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
next morning; following morning
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
last night; yesterday evening
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
match (to light fire with)
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to