nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
parliamentarian; member of a congress
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
about; on; regarding; per; for every
set meal; special (of the day)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
welcome; (warm) reception
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to call out; to ask someone to come
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to ask; to enquire; to query
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
leather belt; (machine) belt
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment