older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
coming from neighboring districts (of goods or produce); provincial merchant; local trader; local hoodlum; street tough
wearing a yukata; (in) one's informal summer kimono
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
influence; effect; impact
it hasn't been long since
difficult to ...; hard to ...
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
a long, long time ago; very long ago
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
town-watches from the Edo period
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
item; article; clause; section; point
high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
height (of a person); stature
having a prominent nose; having a long nose; prideful; boastful; tengu
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
flight; desertion; escape
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe