shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
counter for chairs or seats
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
yearning; longing for; deep affection
face; looks; vestiges; trace
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
around the end of (a period of time)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
by myself; in person; by oneself
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
honor; honour; credit; prestige
unchastity; misconduct; dissipation; fornication
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
beautiful; good; excellent
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
good person; virtuous person
(meshes of) the law; net of the law; justice
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
year in, year out; always; 24-7
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
being cleared of all the charge (brought against one); being found completely innocent