affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
society; the world; the times
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
this occasion; at this time; now
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
already; now; no longer; not any more
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
earnestly; immediately; exactly
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)