Western food; Western-style food
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
half and half; fifty-fifty
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
four-legged tray for festive food
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
river; stream; River; the ... river
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
boy; son; baby boy; young man
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet