although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
how; in what way; how about; questionable
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
lofty (high) building; skyscraper
large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
step in a Japanese entranceway
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
trade sample; product sample
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
displaying prostitutes behind a grille
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
prohibition; inhibition; ban
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beautiful woman; pretty girl
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
climbing a tower; going up a tall building; visiting a brothel
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case