distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
casting; cast-metal object
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
training; education; development; cultivation
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
losing one's virginity; first-time sex
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
slimy; slippery; (moving) slowly
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to put into the mouth; to eat
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to overflow from something full
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other