chance meeting; fortuitous encounter
to be slippery; to be slimy
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
getting an advance (on one's salary)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
criminal nature; criminality
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone