ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
polish (jewels); cultivation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
someone (e.g. a woman) who is out of one's league; something beyond one's means
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
now that; since; so long as; because
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
energy; military strength
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
funny story; funny anecdote
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts