to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
middle of the night; dead of night
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
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
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to feel oneself indebted to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
(licensed) red light district
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
three days and three nights
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk