show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
Ryūkyō Shinshi (book by Narushima Ryūhoku concerning the Yanigabashi pleasure quarters)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
long (time); protracted; prolonged
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
late at night; deep in the night
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
liquor consumed in a teahouse
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
spirit; heart; disposition
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
wedded life; married life
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to cry (noisily); to wail; to sob
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
from now; from this moment; henceforth
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
dry field farming; dry field crop
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard