sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
spoken language; colloquial expression
oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes (at someone); to ogle
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
(one's) countenance; face
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
invitation; introduction; temptation
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor
personal feelings; self-interest
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)