arm; skill; efforts; ability
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to look around; to survey
red-light district; pleasure quarters; love affair; romance
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
together; at the same time; same; identical
plural; multiple; several
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(some) more; even more; longer; further
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
difference; discrepancy; variation