to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
scenery; scene; landscape
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
(United States of) America; USA
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
mistress; kept woman; concubine
mistress; kept woman; concubine
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
living room (Japanese-style)
subordinate work; assistant; servant
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)