geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
other matters; other people's affairs
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
long time; long interval; for quite some time
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to stay (at); to stop (at)
using one's arm for a pillow
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to ask a high price; to overcharge
ornamental ridge-end tile
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding