kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
than; other than; except; but
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to thrust before; to thrust at
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
while; during (the time when)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
poem; narrative (style of the Shi Jing); classical Chinese rhymed prose
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
trusting to chance; having a go at something
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull