confusion; mixing; merger
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
eating; bite (in fishing)
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
that is to say; so that means
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to spit out; to eject; to dump
authenticity; credibility
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
the world in general; society; convention
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
womanly; ladylike; feminine
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
dishwashing; doing dishes
mending; repair; darning; patching up
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
dwelling; house; residence; living; life