great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to tower; to rise; to soar
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
enough is enough; no further!
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
since when; from when; how long
to lean on; to rest against
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
the best medicine (i.e. sake)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
posterity; future life; life to come
sitting with one's legs out to one side
from the viewpoint of; according to
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
archer's left-wrist protector
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
to begin (doing); to start (doing)