single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
general; popular; common; typical
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; waist of a willow tree
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
just because; even if; even though
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
leather shoes; leather boots