fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
large serving; large portion
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
matter to be checked or investigated
unexpected meeting; coincidence
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
every year; yearly; annually
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
excess; surplus; superabundance
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
man; male; masculine gender
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
good; goodness; right; virtue
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
midsummer; height of summer
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
image; figure; figure; form; image
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
purification; refining; simplification