informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
tenement house; row house
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to employ; to hire; to charter
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to take over; to hand over
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fan; to incite; to instigate
(a) little; somewhat; somehow