time around sunset; early evening
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
foreign; abroad; overseas
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
company; corporation; workplace
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
regret; repentance; remorse
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
indescribable; having no way to express
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
like a part of the family
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
(together) with; -wide; including
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish