moonrise; rise of the Moon
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
former husband; late husband
if so; in that case; in that situation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
droopy-branch cherry tree
aspect, position, layout, etc. of a house (determining the residents' fortune); physiognomy of a house
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling; totally uninhibited
Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
dry riverbed; river beach
suggestive; allusive; evocative; implicit
after all; in the end; in short
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.; labia minora; inner lips
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
toying with; playing with; making a plaything of (someone); treating as a plaything; trifling with
historical view; view of history (from a given point of view)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
unless one ...; if one does not ...
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves