repair work; renovation work; restoration work
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
Imperial Household Agency
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
random; unintentional; unintended
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
reason; logic; method; system; order
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to redeem (from sin); to save
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
semi-transparent; translucent