spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
personal appearance and physique; person's appearance and physique giving a feeling of respectable character
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
kimono fabrics shop; draper
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to go into labor; to go into labour
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
simmering; (boiling) gently
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
charm; incantation; spell; curse
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
seahorse; sea horse; hippocampus; walrus
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
cash payment; paying in cash
just because; even if; even though
inside one's heart; in one's mind
outrageous lie; outright lie
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)