to let down one's hair; to undo hair
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be opposite; to face each other
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
how long; how far; how much
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
ignorant of the ways of the world
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
palatial residence; stately mansion
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
way of talking; speaking style
(someone else's) daughter
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to