year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
already; now; no longer; not any more
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
until now; so far; up to the present
remembrance; recollection; recognition
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
close to the wall; alongside the wall
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
town girl; girl raised in a town
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to squeeze out; to wring out
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to go out and away; to leave
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
caller; visitor; company; guest
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office