person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
white plum blossoms; white Japanese apricot; white-blossomed plum
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
anything and everything; just about everything
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
observation; survey; watching
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
knowledge applied to evil purposes
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
dispersal; scattering; discrete
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to throw into; to dump in together
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
torture to death; torment to death