lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
ringing; throbbing violently
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
year in, year out; always; 24-7
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
I have nothing to do with it
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to communicate; to commune
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment