pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
rather; better; instead; if anything
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
that day; the very same day
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
2nd day of the month; two days
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to some extent; to a certain extent
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
receptionist; reception woman
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)