not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
this and that; one thing and another
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
sleeping together in a huddle
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to become an expert; to be master at
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
have a good day; take care; see you
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to smear with blood; to kill
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!