being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
silk damask; satin damask
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
clothing decorated with one's family crest
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
getting (very) cold; becoming (much) colder; chill; cooling down (of economic activity); slowdown; decline
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
to be softened; to calm down
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
sanction; approval; decision
middle of the month; mid-month
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
prompt answer; immediate reply; direct answer; personal response; answering in person
changing one's clothes; (arch.) lady court attendant
door separating the inner castle from the outer castle (Edo period)
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
preparation; supplying; procurement
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
long-armed; kleptomania(c)
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
polite; respectful; reverent
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood