continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
troubled face; worried expression
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
mountain hamlet; mountain village
hills and fields; hill and dale
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
power; might; authority; influence
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to keep a house; to run a household
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly