load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
the whole page; the entire column
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hairdresser; hairdressing
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
household; home; family; housekeeping
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
conviction; belief; confidence
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare