hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to push to one side; to put aside
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
to square one's shoulders
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
student (esp. a university student)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
corridor; hallway; passageway
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
clerk; office worker; office staff
oral instruction or teaching or method
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
pince-nez glasses; pince-nez; nose glasses; Groucho glasses
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
first meeting; first interview with
considerably; fairly; quite
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to keep (a person) waiting
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
several times; a few times