fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
young master; young gentleman
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
spirit; heart; disposition
unyielding spirit; indomitable spirit
looks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance; facial beauty
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
tatami-mat room rented out for meetings, meals, etc.; place for assignations; (Edo-period) brothel
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to talk; to call; to invite; to call a geisha or prostitute over
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
(licensed) red light district
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.