stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
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
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
hairline; borders of the hair
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
long kiseru (type of tobacco pipe)
employer's house; master's house
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
(one acting as a) foster parent
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
bringing; taking; carrying
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
inspection; examination; checking
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
favourite book; favorite book
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
it's no joke; gimme a break!
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
another's parent; another's parents
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
just because; even if; even though
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed