feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
woman; female; feminine gender
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
exposure to wind; severe criticism
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
way of calling (something or someone)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to go past; to pass; to pass by