folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
real intention; true motive; true meaning
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to break a dam; to burst out
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
something; some kind of; for some reason
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound