to look attractive; to look nice
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
female entertainer; geisha
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
kokyū; 3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument; any Asian string instrument played with a bow
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
town girl; girl raised in a town
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to palpitate (with anxiety, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading