(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
vacant house; unoccupied house
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
between times; when there's a spare moment
chasing after women; womanizing
hey there; I say; see here
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to be suspected without cause
application (of ointment, etc.)
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to cook (something) with rice
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
sitting in circle; round straw mat
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
to change the position of
(being) worth seeing; impressive
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
when; how soon; how long until