swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
tension; mental strain; nervousness
kabuki actor who is also a male prostitute
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance; facial beauty
in the open; the open air
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
name; given name; first name
history of; experience of
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
(licensed) red light district
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
wretched life; life of misery
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
common reed (Phragmites australis)
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; swastika-shaped family crest
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
watchman (implies low rank or burakumin status)
trouble; bother; annoyance
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
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
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
not long has passed since ...
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
going to and fro; back and forth
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue