to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
civet; stew of a game animal, red wine and various alliums (often thickened with the animal's blood)
having said that; be that as it may
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
labor; labour; toil; hardship
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
meaning; significance; sense
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
going bye-byes (to a child); off to sleep now