failure; mistake; blunder
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
practice; practising; experience
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
the whole area; all areas
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
that day; the very same day
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
knitting; knitted material; crochet
sewing; needlework; embroidery
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
neighbourhood; neighborhood
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to relax; to feel at home
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
look!; there!; here!; that is
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do