disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
dominion; territory; possession
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
(within a) territory; domains
midnight period; midnight service; (arch.) winter solstice
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
both hands; both arms; ten
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
large family; extended family
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
dozens; scores of; decades
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
all things in nature; the whole creation
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
root; source; origin; cause
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family