Christmas Eve; holy night
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
sensual love; love affair
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
to have a drink; to grab a drink
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
this occasion; at this time; now
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to translate; to interpret
interpreter (in the Edo period)
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
appears to be; apparently
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe