modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to set (sun); to become dark
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
twin; twin room; double room
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
married woman; woman; lady
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of