sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
advance payment; money paid in advance
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
a long time (since the last time)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
every evening; every night
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
whirling; going round and round; rushing a person off his feet; panicking; rushing around in a fluster; working in a panic
romantic; spicy; coquettish
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to become completely chilled
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
courteous; decorous; polite
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
together; mutually; fellow
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay