thicket; coppice; brushwood
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to flare up; to burst into flames
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
sake for moon viewing parties
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
nightlife districts; drinking districts
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake
to talk; to chat; to chatter
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
already; now; no longer; not any more
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy