secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
together; at the same time; same; identical
explanation; interpretation
unconditionally; as a rule
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in succession; one after another
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
living together; communal life; cohabitation
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
contract; compact; agreement
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to engage in lesbian sexual activity
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
that; the matter in question
sympathy; empathy; response
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se