self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
hard to get; hard to come by
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
bawdy song; lewd song; obscene song
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); the three string instruments used in gagaku (biwa, wagon and sou); three strings; three-stringed instrument
stealthily; secretly; in secret
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
coloured paper; colored paper
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
every evening; night after night
non-fruit-bearing flower; sterile flower; something that is flashy with no content
many; numerous; various; large number of
granulated sugar; brown sugar
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(arch.) three-legged bronze vessel (used in ancient China)