surroundings; environs; circumference
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
good-quality; superior in quality
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to be reminded of; to call to mind
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
shopping; purchased goods
to raise one's voice; to shout
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
(someone else's) daughter
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
fully prepared; all ready
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled