young and cheeky; brash; sassy
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
another family; another house
incident; affair; happening; event
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress