good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
standard; set; routine; decided
low tone; bass; low voice
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
natto (fermented soybeans)
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to bring back; to restore
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
mixed race; mixed parentage
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange