to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
metal sake jug; sake warmer
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
marital bedroom; conjugal bedroom
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
with a start; with a jump
A Dark Night's Passing (novel by Shiga Naoya)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
pupil; student; schoolchild
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
almost (did); nearly (did)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)