to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
many; a lot; much; multitude
tradition; legend; folklore
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
outsider; someone outside of a group
to have a talk; to tell a story
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
same village; same town; same province
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext