to burn to a crisp; to scorch
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
kimono shop; kimono store
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
hills and fields; hill and dale
to run around; to bustle about
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to find out; to discover; to detect
covered in mud; mud-caked
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
nightlife districts; drinking districts
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
while doing over and over; repeatedly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
storefront; front of a store
whispering into a person's ear
sudden change; complete change
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
regular customer; valued client
leader; authority; mainstay
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
in proportion to; according to; depending on
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper