fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(full) name; family name and given name
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
your husband; her husband
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
setting off (on a trip); departure
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
respect (epistolary usage)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
silence (not speaking); muteness
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
clearing one's throat; cough
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length