fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
Nishi Hongan-ji (temple in Kyoto)
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
post; quarters; military station; police station
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be needed; to be wanted
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to face; to go towards; to head towards
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
river; stream; River; the ... river
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o