straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
stealthily; secretly; in secret
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
nowadays; these days; at present
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year