to order; to command; to appoint
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to get a reputation as a philanderer
(not) even once; (not) ever
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)