meaning; significance; sense
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
street at night; making a night journey
step; stride; counter for steps
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
youthful; young; young-looking
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
difficult problem; challenge
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
kerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head (except eyes)
kerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head (except eyes)
both hands; both arms; ten
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
insanity; insane person; vagabond; wanderer
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
succession; continuation; series; sequence
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
personage; person (deserving of respect)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia