abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
notice; attention; observation
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
separate room; special room
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
kabuki actor who is also a male prostitute
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
the place for; the time for; the level of
situation; developments; outcome
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
hostile party; enemy side