social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
on the other hand; at the same time
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
famous brand of sake; choice sake
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
belief; conviction; opinion
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
while looking on in blank amazement; while gazing at it in shock
illegal; illicit; unlawful
great laughter; burst of laughter
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
twilight; dusk; faint light
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving
new life; fresh start; new routine