no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
I've got to be going; I must go
day of month; counter for days
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
my husband; one's family; family member
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
stealthily; secretly; in secret