red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
mature woman; middle-aged woman
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to send for (doctor, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to pass (of time); to elapse
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
light; faint; pale; fleeting
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
elegance; taste; refinement
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to shake; to sway; to waver
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain