constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to talk; to chat; to chatter
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
with a friendly grin; smilingly
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to get between; to be caught in
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
section; cross section; profile
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you