to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
while alive; during one's lifetime
all-night vigil over a body; wake
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to cease; to stop; to be over
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
simply; merely; only; solely
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
unshakable; immovable; undeniable
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
stoppage; tightness; block; infarction (e.g. cardiac)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
quiet; still; surreptitious
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
(your, his, her) daughter
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement