to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
particularly; only; in the case of
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake one's head (in denial)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
illegitimate child; secret love child
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
besides; moreover; in addition
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
interruption; suspension; break
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love