suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
sudden impulse; passing fancy
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
day of month; counter for days
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
starvation; famine; hunger
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde