to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
young master; son of a high-ranking person
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
don't you think?; indicates question
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
please; somehow or other; one way or another
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to speak; to hear a voice
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth