sex worker (at a soapland)
de facto wife; common-law wife
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to be itching to put one's skills to use
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
marital relationship; marital relations
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
biological parent; real parent
fundraising; financing; cash flow
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
spouse; wife; husband; partner
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
all over Japan; throughout Japan
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
one's own child; one's own children
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
helping hand; help; support; aid
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
chief (of police); head (of office)
married woman; another's wife