seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
celebration; auspicious occasion
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
marriage ceremony; wedding
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
moonrise; rise of the Moon
middle period; medium-term
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
information; news; report; reward; retribution
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
anxiety (about the future)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on