district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
ronin; masterless samurai
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
sharp parting remark; parting threat
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
dining table; a dish (type of food)
evening meal; dinner; supper
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
opposite bank; farther shore
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
older sister and younger brother
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe