thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
dozens; scores of; decades
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
seeing one off; farewell; escort
control; check; restraint; inhibition
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
it seems so; that's what it looks like
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
immediately; right away; on the spot
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
conversely; on the contrary
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to crouch; to squat; to cower
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
tenth day of the month; ten days
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
street at night; making a night journey
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
washing machine (laundry)