preparation; arrangements
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
just now; right now; at this moment
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
sidelocks; hair at the temples
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
enough is enough; no further!
greater than ...; bigger ...
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
recovery; undoing; recall
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
please; somehow or other; one way or another
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
any more; any further; any better; any longer
fortunately; luckily; thankfully