rather; sooner; preferably
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
all-night vigil over a body; wake
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
at once; immediately; right now
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to subsist; to keep on living
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to approach; to draw near
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to become empty; to be emptied
how; in what way; by what means
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
every person; each one; everybody
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit