your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to state; to express; to mention
way; course; the only way
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
to begin; to set about; to start
knowing; (an) acquaintance
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to comfort; to console; to amuse
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
Toyo (former province located in present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures; later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces); affluent country; rich country
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
uchiwa-e; woodblock print to be displayed on an uchiwa fan
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
future (usually near); prospects
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)