red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
suffix for familiar person
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
until now; so far; up to the present
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy