amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
something; some kind of; for some reason
considerably; fairly; quite
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
how; in what way; by what means
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
article; news story; report; account
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late