(written) invitation; letter of invitation
(some) more; even more; longer; further
nice; likeable; desirable
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
early-modern literature; Edo-period literature (1600-1867)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
the other day; lately; recently
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
state of mind; (one's) mental state
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute