order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to spread; to be propagated
hostess (in a hostess bar)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
now; the present time; just now; another; more
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
speech; expression; wording; language
oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
Yamaguchi Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off