waiting woman in a shogun or daimyo's palace
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
let's not say (such things) to each other
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
originally; by nature; from the start
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
at least; at most; (even) just
whistle (sound made with the lips)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
information; news; report; reward; retribution
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to rise; to erect; to get up
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
judgment; judgement; discernment
memory; ability to remember
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
strength; power; proficiency; ability
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)