cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
on bad terms; at loggerheads
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
suddenly; all of a sudden; flying (of a flag, etc.); waving; fluttering
main course (of a formal meal); extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
everywhere; all over; throughout
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
manner of walking; horse gait
person in his or her prime; man in his prime; woman in her prime
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
palanquin bearer; coolie; wandering robber
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
gesture; sign; hand signal