men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
another's parent; another's parents
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
luck in business; luck in sales
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
to rank next to; to come after
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)