fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
married woman; another's wife
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
one eye; one of one's eyes
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
item; something that one "just has to have"
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
decoration; ornament; trimmings
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
duty; obligation; responsibility
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
regular time; stated period
wedding ring; wedding band
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
empirical; from experience