party; set; gang; company; person
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
form; shape; figure; visage
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
firmly rooted; deep-seated
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
town; city; municipal; urban
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
in all respects; in every way; whatsoever
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
not limited to; not just ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
Europe and America; the West
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to be conspicuous; to stand out
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
all around; as far as the eye can see
the shogunate period; the days of the shogunate regime