creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
thereupon; shortly thereafter
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
imposing stance; daunting pose
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
young girl; lass; adolescent female
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
primness; putting on airs; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
what kind of; what sort of; what
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope