secret; private; surreptitious
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
large truck; semi-trailer
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
at your own discretion; as you see fit
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
all over Japan; throughout Japan
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
great mountain; large mountain
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)