lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to spend one's days in tears; to weep day and night; to live in sorrow
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to turn red (with anger); to be furious; to be livid
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
boasting; bragging; talking big
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
lack of talent; incompetency; ineptitude; one's own unskillfulness
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down