amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
although I say; although one might say; although called
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
hostility; antagonism; opposition
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
study; research; investigation
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
customer (who visits an establishment in person); in-store customer; visitor
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on