amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
construction; establishment
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
smooth (i.e. without problems)
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to annoy; to cause trouble
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
two legs; two feet; two pairs
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
standing on one leg; single leg stance
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
from now; from this moment; henceforth
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
mountaineering boots; climbing boots; hiking boots; trekking boots
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to think alike; to get along
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)