high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
boyfriend; almost boyfriend
static rook opening; strategy of leaving the rook in its initial position
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
this place; where one comes from; here
body; body blow (in boxing)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)