longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
women's obi with a different colour on each side; facing each other; being opposite; (arch.) informing each other; (arch.) coming to terms with one another
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
side door; side gate; wicket gate
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
evening; early night hours
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
acrobatics; risky undertaking
tricks performed with the feet
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
irritability; peevishness; irascibility; hot temper
to be ready-made; to become intimate with
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica); traditional Chinese cure made from the root of this plant; Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)
innocent-looking; looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly; looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
scoundrel; rascal; villain
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)