wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to live through; to survive
sweeping the soot from one's house (to welcome the kami of the New Year)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
shaman (Okinawa, Amami); medium; exorcist
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
to sweep up; to sweep into a heap
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
pus; corruption; rot; evils
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
removal; dismantling; detaching
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
crying in spite of oneself
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
determination; resolution