chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
man's handwriting; kanji; Chinese characters
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
energy conservation; economical use of energy
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still