sex worker (at a soapland)
soaking fabric in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam; blanching (food); parboiling food
lidded; covered; container with a lid
to refuse; to decline; to deny
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
samue; monk's working clothes
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
heart attack; myocardial infarction
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
first thing in the morning
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
business hours; opening hours; office hours
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
persecution complex; paranoia
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
February; second month of the lunar calendar
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
branch office; branch store
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
standard; set; routine; decided
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
newcomer; initiate; rookie
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception