upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); convenience; suitability; availability
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
mental; spiritual; emotional
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
though; notwithstanding; although
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
itinerant entertainer or troupe
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
successively; one after another
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
social structure; social organization; fabric of society
municipal office; council; city hall
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous