to hate; to dislike; to loathe
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
left skirt of a kimono; geisha (because they often walked holding the left hem of their kimono)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
late at night; small hours of the morning
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to refuse; to decline; to deny
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
scroll; counter for scrolls
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
ostentatious; gaudy; showy
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
way; method; means; resource; course
kimono fabrics shop; draper
theatergoer; someone who likes plays
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling