bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
parental love; parental affection
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
secret; private; surreptitious
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to begin to walk; to set out
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
one after another; in rapid succession
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to be free; to be available
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife