to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
hairline; borders of the hair
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
long kiseru (type of tobacco pipe)
employer's house; master's house
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
bringing; taking; carrying
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
favourite book; favorite book
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
it's no joke; gimme a break!
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
resin (from trees); (tobacco) tar; nicotine; sleep (in one's eyes); eye discharge
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
just because; even if; even though
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
matchless; unequalled; unequaled