small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
however; having said that; but
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
feeling; sense; impression
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to set (sun); to become dark
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
... and eastward; east of
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
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)
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo