charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
to not believe one's ears
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
top (of a flight of stairs); end (of a moving walkway); exit door (e.g. of a bus); steps down (from a bus, etc.)
young master; young gentleman
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
will not do; do not; does not
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
very young; little; childish; immature
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality