husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
competent; suitable; qualified
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
manners; courtesy; etiquette
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
about this time; about now
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
garden lantern; hanging lantern
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind