to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to mourn over the death of
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
original story; original version; this volume
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm