whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
dark; not understood; unknown
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
Harunobu; Suzuki Harunobu (approx. 1725-1770)
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
suspension of rations or payments
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
violent emotion; passion; fury
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
thus; in this way; like this
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to rise; to erect; to get up