to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
tendency; trend; inclination
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
outside of; not covered by
geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) someone accomplished in the arts
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
end of the year or season; year end
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
unpromoted (piece); limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
while; during (the time when)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
the same event; no change (on the stock market)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
great difference; big difference; wide margin
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
using money as a weapon; power of money
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency