cigarette end; cigarette butt
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
arbitration; intercession; mediation
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
someone; a certain person
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
rest; break; recess; intermission
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
participation; joining; entry
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
experiment; experimentation
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
that day; the very same day
to be leaning (to one side); to be tilting
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)