ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
whole family; all the members of one's family
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
with a friendly grin; smilingly
fixed date; appointed day
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
terrain; geographical features; topography
intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently
vista; background; perspective; distant view
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
environment; circumstance
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
sitting opposite each other
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
infancy; childhood; tender age
to start using; to try out
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through