regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
business discussion; negotiation
food stand; food stall; branch store
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties
description; describing; depicting
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
piece of meat; cut of meat
to pierce through; to break through
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
sudden change; complete change
desperation; struggle to the death
to face on; to look out on to
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
revengeful ghost; apparition
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
either way; in any case; one way or another
excellent result; good outcome; delicious fruit
violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
waste of time; killing time