(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
best regards; please take care of; please do
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
outrageous lie; outright lie
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
myself; yourself; I; me; you
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
such; like that; that sort of
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
I appreciate your efforts
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.