wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to be impressed; to greatly admire
world of suffering; life of prostitution
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be thrilled; to be excited
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
knowing; (an) acquaintance
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
town geisha; geisha not working in a red-light district
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to look upwards; to look up
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away