(man's) father-in-law; father of one's wife
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
long stay; overstaying one's welcome
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
counter for choices, options, etc.
married woman; woman; lady
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
popular song; folk song; ditty; ballad
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
looks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance; facial beauty
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
ballad; folk song; popular song
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)