scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
most difficult; next to impossible
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to lie deep in; to extend far back
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to like; to love; to be fond of
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth