to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
one bow; one salute; one greeting
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
living by oneself; living alone
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
one's principles and position
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to serve; to work for; to attend
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
soon; before long; in the near future
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures