why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
young girl; lass; adolescent female
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
such ... as; or some such
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to watch steadily; to stare
traditional women's hair style, with hair worn up and arched back
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
hairstyle of Meiji and Taisho era, featuring a bun resembling a halved peach
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?