milk glass (opaque glass, usu. white)
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
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)
from the cradle to the grave
plume; ornamental feather
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
beauty regimen; beauty treatment; cosmetic technique
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
to marry off; to espouse to
birch tree (esp. the Japanese white birch, Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
framed picture; framing (a picture); putting in a frame
cider (alcoholic); hard cider
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
contract marriage; marriage by contract
boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid