to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
to keep (a person) waiting
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
severe wound; serious wound; gash
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to sentence; to assign a penalty
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
talk; recital; narration; topic
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
lining up; packing tightly
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
respect (epistolary usage)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
innumerable; countless; numberless
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly