to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
adult video; porn video; pornographic video
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
sex shop; adult shop; porn shop
earthly paradise; heaven on earth
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
class; heading; group; category
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
recitation; reciting from memory
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to look around; to survey
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
urine analysis; urinalysis
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name