to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
Kutani ware; style of Japanese porcelain
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
beginning; outset; first; onset
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
imagination; supposition; guess
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
it's not like; it isn't as if
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
100,000,000; one hundred million
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family