the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to notify; to advise; to inform
light; easy; non-serious; minor
romantic; spicy; coquettish
geisha call-office; assignation office for geisha; geisha on call
to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
snugly; cosily; compactly
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
small-boned; thin-boned; slender; slight
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
about; concerning; related to; -ish
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
well done!; great!; bravo!
one's long-cherished desire
whining (to get one's way); tantrum
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight; the vicissitudes of life; the ups and downs of life
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety
well-made; well-done; great success
hot topic; talk of the town
correspondence; news; letter; tidings