cabinet; housing (for equipment)
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
preparing for winter; winter clothes
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
close relative; near relative; close associate; intimate friend; confidant
older sister; lass; young lady
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
true character; real nature
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); (arch.) to look young and fresh; (arch.) to be elegant; (arch.) to look refined; (arch.) to have a calm and composed appearance
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
nightlife; night amusements
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
triple time; triple meter; triple metre; three important requisites
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
the five fingers; leading five; top five
third grade; third class; C-grade
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
though one didn't intend (expect) to
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle