to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
about when; about what time; how soon
marine; for shipping; for vessels
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
small grain; small stature or ability
to stray from; to get lost
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
88 years old; (arch.) rice
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
division into equal parts; equal parts
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
earnestly; immediately; exactly
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
3000; three thousand; many
bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period)
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
one's home; one's native province
what is worse; to make matters worse