concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
every evening; night after night
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
derailment; digression; deviation
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
to do together; to share; to participate in
just one person; only one
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
how many years; how long; what year
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
indescribable; having no way to express
transactions; dealings; business
secret information; intelligence
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint