wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
death; the late; the deceased
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
spirit of a deceased person
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to employ; to hire (a servant)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
departure from the capital
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to care for someone; to look after someone
many; a lot; much; multitude
carriage; movement (of the body)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
drinker; person who can hold their drink
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to shake one's head (in denial)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech