when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
wandering; roaming; drifting
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
fabrication; lie; fiction
chapati; chapatti; chapathi; chappathi
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
bathing; going in the bath
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
poor or lowly masterless samurai
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
such; like that; in that way
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
independent action; acting alone
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
being lost in deep thought
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
root; joint; base; crotch
passions; sexual desire; lust
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood