provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
company president; manager; director
to live; to make a living; to get on with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
bereavement; separation by death; loss
unmarried; not yet married
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
you could say that; that might be so
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
main purpose; primary objective
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to lean against; to set against
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
if you do this; if this is the case