older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
for a while; for some time; for a period
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
rather; sooner; preferably
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
(how) many times; (how) often
to set (sun); to become dark
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
in that manner; like that
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
long night (esp. of autumn)
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine