to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
office and rank; an official rank
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
determined; single-minded; intent; desperate; wild
armor and helmet (armour)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
spare time; free time; leisure
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
while; during (the time when)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
something; some kind of; for some reason
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)