costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
shoeshine; shoe polishing
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
greens; vegetable leaves; leaf vegetable
flat-bottomed wooden bowl for preparing sushi rice
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
smooth and refreshing (of sake); light with a clean finish
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
about; concerning; related to; -ish
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
washing (somebody else's body); scrubbing each other
scrubbing; getting grime off
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to get warm; to become warm
great enthusiasm; high excitement
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
long ago; once upon a time