to care for someone; to look after someone
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
low dining table; tea table
drinking alcohol while pouring it for each other
missing someone; loathing to part
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to put on heavy makeup; to powder heavily; to paint thickly; to paint beautifully
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
scalloped (noodles); boiled noodles served in a pot with broth
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
next (day, morning, etc.); following
in the background; not standing out
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
regular time; stated period
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
murder scene (in kabuki, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
nowhere; not anywhere (with neg. verb)
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
on countless occasions; many a time
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus