local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
(in) her way; peculiar to her
possessed of a strong sense of duty
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to take off one's clothes; to undress
discreet; modest; cautious
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
wicked tongue; abusive language
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to speak ill of; to disparage
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
leaping; jumping; spring; exciting
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against