taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
control; management; supervision
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
if it is the case that ...
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
and so; therefore; for that reason
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
single word; a few words; brief comment
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to peddle (goods); to hawk
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
New Year's Eve; December 31
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
match (to light fire with)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
loveable; very likeable; like very much
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable