milk glass (opaque glass, usu. white)
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
hose; long socks; long stockings; hosiery
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
you only live once; you only have one life
source of protein; protein source
pawn; pawned article; pledge; security; guarantee
young adult still living at home; dependent; female servant working for a lady-in-waiting working in the inner part of a lord's house (Edo period); freeloader living in a samurai's house; young kabuki actor in service of a master (Edo period)
extensive reading; wide knowledge
from the cradle to the grave
plume; ornamental feather
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument
slow to understand; slow-witted
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
successor; replacement; second wife
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
bipartite; in two parts; double
beauty regimen; beauty treatment; cosmetic technique
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest