to jump into; to rush into
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
mutually; reciprocally; together
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to state; to express; to mention
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from