first meeting; first interview with
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
thin leather with gold patterns (introduced from Europe during the Edo period)
(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
set phrase; idiomatic expression
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
exit; way out; outlet; vent
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
man of letters; literary man
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
The Golden Demon (1897 novel by Ozaki Kōyō); Konjiki Yasha
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
attendance; presence; appearance
sincere; honest; faithful
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
great difference; major mistake
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
virtue gained by practising Buddhism
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
social life; social intercourse
honesty; sincerity; frankness
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)