poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
please; somehow or other; one way or another
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
another's parent; another's parents
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
end of a road; end of a street
how many people; a number of people
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to pry; to prize; to prise
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
early-modern men's jacket resembling a haori; ten virtues; many merits
close-cropped hair; shaven head
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
shoji (paper sliding door)
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
welcome!; nice to see you!
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?