speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
time; hour; season; time of the year
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
for the first time in one's life
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to make an appearance; to show up
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
recuperation; medical treatment