deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
harmonica; mouth organ; cunnilingus; hypodermic syringe
yangqin (Chinese hammered dulcimer); piano
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
using the strongest words possible
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
certainly; surely; definitely
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
unconquered savage; uncivilized aboriginal; aboriginal Taiwanese tribes outside Qing China's jurisdiction
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
humbly; after a time; later; followed by; next
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to arrange (flowers); to plant