what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
that is to say; so that means
genre picture; painting depicting customs
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
competing; competition; auction
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
nothing but; none other than
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
erect tail (of a traditional Japanese hat)
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
member of shogun's council of elders
feelings; thoughts; meaning
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
near; close; beside; third person
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily