wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
turning to the right; right turn
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
rice and curry; curry rice
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(college) president; secretary-general
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
ahead; before; the future
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
perfect; perfection; perfect game
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley