insertion; inlaying; immersion
to pass each other; to brush past each other; to mingle together
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
patience; endurance; undercover ninja; embedded ninja
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
funny story; funny anecdote
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
central corridor; middle corridor
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to beckon (to); to invite; to give orders
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
ancient Japanese ladies' hairstyle
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
traditional Japanese women's hairstyle