explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
early on; earlier on; from early
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
all together; in a body; en masse; all alike
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
household; home; family; housekeeping
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
in the meanwhile; during the time
time; season; period; phase; stage
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
traditional Japanese handball game
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to look around; to look towards (us)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
fifth day of the month; five days
to hide; to conceal oneself
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)