sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
jealousy; roasted rice cake
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
it's not like; it isn't as if
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
someone without a fixed occupation; man of leisure; playboy
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to bring up indulgently; to coddle
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
unable to resist; unable to suppress
as (for); for; in the capacity of
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
at some point in the past; at some stage
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart