oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
if it is the case that ...
work; business; company; study
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to name; to call; to christen; to term
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
store; reserve; stock; savings
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
exposure to the sun; sunny place
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
preparations for a journey
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath