assumed innocence; feigned ignorance
partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
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
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to be in a miserable state; to be down and out
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
cupboard or chest for tea implements
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report