as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
scattered animal feed; ground bait
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
with a clang; with a bang; with a crash
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be conspicuous; to stand out
white powder for use on the neck (e.g. by geisha)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
New Year's Week (festivities)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
quality collar for an under kimono
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)