information; news; report; reward; retribution
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
at once; immediately; right now
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to pay attention; to be watchful
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to clench (teeth); to engage (gears); to set to fighting
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
frame of a shoji (paper sliding-door)
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
living thing; living creature; animal; life
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light
all-night vigil over a body; wake
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to act as an intermediary
streamer; pennant; windsock