jumping to a wrong conclusion
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
bombshell announcement (statement)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
mistress; kept woman; (lit.) No. 2
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
business; trade; operations; sales
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to ask; to enquire; to query
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
financing company; credit firm
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
bent back; hunchback; stoop
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to slim down; to lose weight
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
second generation; second; junior
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself