maid of honor; maid of honour
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to relax; to feel at home
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
sweet white sake; doburoku (unrefined sake)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
drunkenness; intoxication
that day; the very same day
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
flour; meal; powder; dust
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
the lower classes; the common people
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
difference; discrepancy; variation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
hunting; shooting; game; quarry