twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
workers; employees; people on duty
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
feminine; womanly; female
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
Ishikawa Sayuri (1958.1-)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
sobriety; soberness; sober face
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent