underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
greatest mistake of one's life
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to sweep away; to sweep out
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
family; members of a family
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
New Year's Eve; December 31
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
business trip; official trip
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
together; at the same time; same; identical
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
terrific; staggering; tremendous; extremely; incredibly; tremendously
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt