buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to say; to be called; to do
how; in what way; how about
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ahead; before; the future
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
such; this sort of; like this
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor