clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
changing one's clothes; change of clothes
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold (something) reverently with both hands
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
village headman; village mayor
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
river; stream; River; the ... river
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
don't you think?; indicates question
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
environment; surroundings; circumstances
considerably; greatly; a lot
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
belonging to no party or school of thought
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
but; however; provided that
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe