light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
time; hour; season; time of the year
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
poor or lowly masterless samurai
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
front; frontage; facade; main
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable