I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
samurai's attendant; footman
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to make an appearance; to show up
a glance; a look; a glimpse
in search of; in order to look for
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow