from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
main attraction; special feature; big draw
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to sit down; to take a seat
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
unrequited love; illicit love; secret affections
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
such; like that; that sort of; very
support; backing; patronage
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
thing; person; situation; fox
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl