somehow or other; for some reason or another
to be hesitant; to feel timid
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
opinion; point of view; visual point
to be filled to bursting; to burst
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to become distant; to recede
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
drop (e.g. of water); drip
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
silence (not speaking); muteness