to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
all eyes; public attention
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
agape; agape feast; love feast; lovefeast
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to press against each other; to huddle together
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(your) judgment; discernment
sex life; sexual activities
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat