disclosure; exposure; revelation
the whole nation; all the people in the land
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
some time ago; the other day
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
ability; capability; skill
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
government office; public office
stocktaking; inventory count; faultfinding
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
lack of registration (in the census register); being dropped from one's family registry; buying a geisha or prostitute her contractual freedom
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
mistress; kept woman; concubine
sheep; foreigner's mistress
grounds; charge; suspicion
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone