third day of the month; three days
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to extort (money); to blackmail
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
world; society; people; the public
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
together; mutually; fellow
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to die; to lay down life's burden
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
elopement; running away with a lover
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
family; members of a family
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
being good-for-nothing; useless person
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
reality; actuality; hard fact
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests