extremely troubled; very puzzled
to take measures (against); to take steps
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
(licensed) red light district
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
more than anything; above all else
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
gracefully; affectedly; mincingly
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
welcome!; nice to see you!
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
high-quality goods; choice goods
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
spoken language; colloquial expression
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to be remembered; to go down in history
deep affection; dear; beloved
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say