geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
upper reaches of a river; upstream
kimono fabrics shop; draper's shop
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
residing; living; dwelling
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
capable of anything; liable to do
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
so; to such an extent; such
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
one's fate (fortune) as concerns marriage
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to flare up; to fly into a rage
(another's) daughter; young lady