precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
by myself; in person; by oneself
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
ago; since; before; previous
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
whole face; all over one's face
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
long-haired wig used in kabuki (used metaphorically to refer to a thick growth)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to watch over; to watch attentively
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to assess (often one's fate)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
cross; crossed; cruciform
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rise; to erect; to get up
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
instead of; replacing; on behalf of