salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to delight; to give pleasure
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to manage something successfully; to be successful
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
ignorant of the ways of the world
preface; introduction; preamble
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to draw back; to leave (the area)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
festival; feast; carnival
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered