lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
inside one's heart; in one's mind
in that manner; like that
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough