recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to grumble over one's wine cups
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
middle of the road; on the road; on the way (to one's destination)
drama; theatre; theater; play
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
store; reserve; stock; savings
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
limbs; arms and legs; body
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
health management; health maintenance; health care
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
overdrinking; excessive drinking
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail