interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
mature woman; middle-aged woman
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to be helpful; to be useful
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
such ... as; or some such
to jar; to creak; to grate
counter for (small) boats
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)