to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
away from home; while travelling
unexpectedly; surprisingly
bloom of youth; prime of girlhood
rising and going to bed; daily life; all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep
sleeved quilt; futon with sleeves; cotton padded nightwear
one's figure during sleep
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to talk together; to chat together
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
pattern resembling that of arrow feathers
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
so-and-so; who?; which people?
all over Japan; throughout Japan
the place for; the time for; the level of
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology; ear, nose and throat department
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
otitis media; middle-ear infection
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
being too late; losing one's final chance