as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
official function; state function
participation; joining; entry; adherence
attendance; presence; appearance
(not) even once; (not) ever
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
businesses offering food and entertainment; cabaret, club, gambling and restaurant businesses; sex industry; sex-related businesses
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
front; frontage; facade; main
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to sit down; to take a seat