thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
black ground; black cloth
white background; blank; female virgin
mistress; kept woman; concubine
child geisha; geisha apprentice
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
interior; inside; internal
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to take turns; to mingle together
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
every other; second; alternate
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
authority; power; influence
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
organ (musical instrument)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter