reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to spend one's days in tears and sorrow
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
mutation; change; transition
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
increase in interest rates
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
curse; spell; malediction
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to ask a high price; to overcharge
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to show up; to appear; to turn up