to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to cover fully; to wrap around
several hundred; hundreds (of)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
all; entire; whole; altogether
go on!; right!; here goes!