dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
along the river; riverside
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
artificial hairpin with ornamental flowers; chamomile sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
descendant; posterity; offspring
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
decoy (for hunting); stool
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
woman's hairstyle (Edo period) (made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama)
sponsors of rikishi or their stables