impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
Oie school of calligraphy (based on the gyōsho style; popular in the Edo period); Sonen school; Shorenin school
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
female household; household consisting wholly of women
(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
fat; tallow; lard; grease
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
without reservation; freely; frankly
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
to manage; to arrange; to see to (a matter); to consult (with); to talk (to)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
dental; dental consonant; dental sound
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis