flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to go to sea; to become a sailor
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
assumed innocence; feigned ignorance
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
medical coroner; medical examiner
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
repeatedly; several times; many times
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
assembling a criminal case
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
it's been a long time; long time no see
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
stupid girl; stupid woman
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
criminal nature; criminality
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to repent; to be penitent
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
useless; no good; hopeless
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck