practice; practising; experience
to be busy at work; to work diligently
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
don't you think?; indicates question
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
great success; happy result; good result
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
short break; breather; brief recess; rest
some day; hereafter; at some future time
to complete one's journey
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
duty; obligation; responsibility
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to call again; to call someone back
chopping board; cutting board
cooking; food preparation
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring
to be intimate with; to befriend
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
merits; distinguished services
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
both; both sides; both parties
barony of the first degree; influential feudal clan
one evening; some evenings