surely; certainly; without doubt
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
to have sexual intercourse
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
gradually; slowly but steadily
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to get strong; to gain strength
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to overflow from something full
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with