to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
with these words; while saying
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner
the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead; Hades
evening; early night hours
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
splendid haiku; well-turned phrase
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
well curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends; pattern resembling the symbol #; parallel crosses; number sign; hash
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
chicken bones (e.g. for soup); chicken carcass; poor-quality coke (coal); left-overs; remnants
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
downward glance; contemptuous look
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
roadside trees; row of trees
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
flaring up; bursting into flames
fire lit on a boat to lure fish at night
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits