bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
by myself; in person; by oneself
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
self-praise; praising oneself
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
red ball; amber; (arch.) patent medicine; brand of sweet wine
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
while; during; while; although; all; both
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically