male instincts; male frivolity
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
way of speaking; profession
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
action of making something; -ification
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
joke; playfulness; kidding around
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
virtuous woman; faithful wife
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
neglect of health; intemperance
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
husband and wife; married couple
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
this and that; such and such
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh; (arch.) fooling around
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning