ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
parting; separation; farewell
together with; same; both; all; including ...
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
way; path; route; along the way; along the road
alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
paper-covered lamp or lantern
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
young girl; lass; adolescent female
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
holiday; day on which prostitutes had to receive clients
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
touching; moving; painful
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
famous geisha; talented geisha; beautiful geisha
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
from the area (e.g. person or goods); local trader; local merchant; street tough; hoodlum controlling a territory (e.g. red light district, amusement area)