one's fate (fortune) as concerns marriage
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
rubbish heap; garbage dump
kimono fabrics shop; draper's shop
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
small saucepan; small pot
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
ending up right back where one started
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
sorry; excuse me; thank you
engineering firm; contractor
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
kimono fabrics shop; draper
to get back together (with a former partner)
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
party-internal; within the party