bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
(feather) duster; dusting
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
bonsai; miniature potted plant
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
knob; handle; catch; patron
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
breath; breathing; tone; mood
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to learn something through hearing
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing