pomegranate (Punica granatum)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to sentence; to assign a penalty
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
property; fortune; assets
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
self-consciousness; self-awareness
explanation; interpretation
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf