to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
more than usual; especially; particularly
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to suffer from tuberculosis
bedridden; confined to bed
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to be born; to come into the world
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
long ago; a long time ago; already
used article; worn-out article; veteran; old-timer; long-established (way, method, etc.); old
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to paint (draw) a picture
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
China and India; far away
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
second; number two; runner-up
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
people close to the head man
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to intend; to be sure that
heir; inheritor; successor
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable