Vocabulary

fourth month of the lunar calendar

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

iniquities of fathers are visited upon their sons

Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)

coolness of distant twinkling lights (on a summer night)

influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following

Happy New Year

pleasantly cool (as in the arrival of autumn)

in practical terms

to be drawn to; to feel the call of ...; to have one's heart-strings pulled

bedroom of a forsaken woman

a virtuous family enjoys long prosperity; one's good deeds shall be repaid even to one's descendants

as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough

liberated woman

as if it weren't already enough

life story; personal narrative; story of one's life

sick; nauseated

to eat a boxed lunch

just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

LOL; ROTFL; haha

curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable

philosopher's stone

philosopher's stone

wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

house built on sand; house of cards

a long time ago; in those days

dryad; tree spirit

to give something weight; to give something dignity

beyond that point; after that

(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way

what action to take; what to do with oneself

way of dealing with; way of handling

alcohol

halfway (through, complete); midway

crossing a mountain pass

to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...

clash of minds (between friends); discord; emotional conflict

to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done