to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
it was very good of you to come; glad to see you
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
the same generation; coeval
object of adoration, longing
(your) daughter; young woman
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes