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)
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
young person; young man; (arch.) boy who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony (Edo period); (arch.) young (homosexual) male prostitute; (arch.) young kabuki actor also working as a male prostitute; (arch.) boy in a homosexual relationship (with a man)
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; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
mutually; reciprocally; together
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
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; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
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)
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to state; to express; to say; to tell; 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 form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
pressure; oppression; suppression
family system; the family (as an institution)