rather; better; instead; if anything
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
traditional Japanese dance
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to make a success in life
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
unexpectedly; surprisingly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
to find out; to discover; to locate
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
in comparison to; rather than
actor; actress; player; performer
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to talk; to chat; to chatter
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
womanly; ladylike; feminine