companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
when it becomes; when it comes to
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
fire for luring fish at night
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
other than; excluding; without
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted