dirty work; unpleasant task
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
long hair (usu. of a man)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
full dress; formal dress; uniform
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
clientele; customer stratum
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
right in the middle (of); midst; height
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
about when; about what time; how soon
centre; center; center fielder
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
job; work; duties; trade; skill
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda