oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
young master; young gentleman
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
greeting; a fine thing to say
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
Acala (Wisdom King); Āryācalanātha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
shellfish; seashell; shell
ninjōbon; novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
marbled bamboo (Chimonobambusa marmorea)
playful literature originating from haiku
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
cockscomb pearl mussel (Cristaria plicata)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
pseudonym of a haiku poet
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
consider the following; can you answer this?