rather; better; instead; if anything
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
another; different; separate; discrete
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
The Bathhouse of the Floating World (humorous book by Shikitei Sanba)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
time; hour; season; time of the year
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
pair; two kinds; two ways
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)
public praise; making another's virtues well-known
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
materials; data; document
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip