to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
Death in Venice (1912 novella by Thomas Mann, film, opera)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
formal meeting (committee, etc.); session; this (the aforementioned, our) association (society, organisation)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
failure; mistake; blunder
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to raise one's voice; to shout
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why