the treasure that is children; child
security for a loan; collateral
(licensed) red light district
headship of a family; family property
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
drinking party; banquet; feast
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
older brother; elder brother
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
act of mercy; helping another person
professional killer; hit man
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
infant; baby; little child
but; however; even though; even if
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
together; mutually; fellow
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death