to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
surely; certainly; without doubt
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
house to house; door to door
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
for a while; for some time; for a period
small silver coin of the Edo period
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
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
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to discuss; to talk together
a long time ago; in those days
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence