braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to say; to be called; to do
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
double; twice (as much); twofold
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
briskly; quickly; promptly
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
doing as one is told; yes-man
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye