by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
outward appearance; apparent
very young; little; childish; immature
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
something; some kind of; for some reason
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
have a good day; take care; see you
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated