to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
(your) daughter; young woman
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely