beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
last (on the list); at the bottom; last player
garden lantern; hanging lantern
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to notify; to advise; to inform
light; easy; non-serious; minor
romantic; spicy; coquettish
geisha call-office; assignation office for geisha; geisha on call
to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
snugly; cosily; compactly
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
small-boned; thin-boned; slender; slight
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
about; concerning; related to; -ish
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
together; at the same time; same; identical
however; having said that; but
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
one's long-cherished desire