thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
running errands; errand boy; errand girl
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
bamboo (tobacco) ash receptacle
practice; practising; training; study
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
precocity; early ripening; premature development
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
suffix for familiar person
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
friendly; sociable; brittle; fragile; light
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
sound asleep; fast asleep; untidy; slovenly
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to