to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
calm; composed; cool; quiet
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
contract; compact; agreement
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
without; unless; have to do
to half-rise to one's feet
to grant permission; to give permission
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
spring sunlight; scenery of spring
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to taste; to try (food or drink)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
great difference; major mistake
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
long kimono; ankle-length traditional Japanese garment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
retainer; retinue; servant
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
green grass; young (fresh) grass
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other