season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
utter failure; completely wrong guess; big miss
at first; initially; in the beginning
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
responsibility; duty; obligation
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
Japanese apricot orchard; plum orchard; plum garden; ume orchard
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
related to; in relation to
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
woman's appearance; woman's behaviour; someone dressed as a woman
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
manners; courtesy; etiquette
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
night watch; night sentry
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation