hot spring area; hot spring district
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
street; quarter; district; area
state of mind; mentality; psychology
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
listings magazine; informational magazine
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such; like that; that sort of
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to collect; to assemble; to gather
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
your daughter; young woman
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
very likely; very probable
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to