wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to be nearing death; to be dying
indirect principal offender; indirect perpetrator; principal offender in the second degree
good action lead to good rewards; one good turn deserves another
sow evil and reap evil; evil acts bring evil outcomes
greenish nasal mucus; green snot
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
difficult to ...; hard to ...
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
court (of law); courtroom
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
chopping board; cutting board
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
in this manner; in this way; like this
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)