illegitimate child; secret love child
disclosure; exposure; revelation
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
popular occupation; occupation largely dependent on public favor
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
how can (one) do something
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
neat and clean; tidy; trim
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
emaciation; gauntness; haggardness
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to pluck; to pick; to tear
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
15th day of the 8th lunar month
to be pregnant; to be with child
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps