to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
much less; to say nothing of
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
family; relatives; dependents; household
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to entertain; to make welcome
every evening; night after night
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
ancient Shinto music and dancing
shoji (paper sliding door)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
nape (of the neck); nucha
looks; personal appearance; features
appearance; air; mien; getup
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
five (long cylindrical things)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to be hot on a person's heels
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness