precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to wash away; to rinse off
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
folding into four; quarto
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
this world; this life; world of the living
briskly with small steps; trotting
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
job; work; duties; trade; skill
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
one's post; place of work; workplace
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to say; to be called; to do
complete stranger; total stranger
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to run out (e.g. of the room)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
make-up; makeup; cosmetics