to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to be a matter of life or death
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
evening; early night hours
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
such; like that; that sort of; very
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
side door; side gate; wicket gate
information; making a report (to a superior)
absence; disregard; indifference
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
middle of the night; dead of night
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry