upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
gemstones (apart from diamond, e.g. ruby, sapphire, etc.); colored stone
local color; local colour
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
worry; mental agony; heartache
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to arrange (flowers); to plant
to get distracted; to jump off the track
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
oppression; suppression; pressure
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to happen to hear; to overhear
definite decision; final decision
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation