decoration; ornament; trimmings
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
contradiction; inconsistency
March; third month of the lunar calendar
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
joint together; opposite; facing
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
several years; a few years
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
well-mannered; courteous; polite
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
to explain carefully and slowly; to explain politely in simple terms; to spoon-feed
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
line; queue; procession; matrix
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
absolutely; positively; decidedly
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
umbrella carrier; servant who carried a long-handled umbrella for a noble
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
to lose one's way; to get lost
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to run down (stairs, etc.)