to relax; to feel at home
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
princess; daughter of a nobleman
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
tune (melody, piece of music)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to call in; to invite; to bring in
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to make a hasty escape; to flee helter-skelter
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo