fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
individual; private person; personal; private
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
people; men and women; each person; everybody
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
colour; color; hue; tints
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw