multistoried; multilayered
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
worrying about; caring about
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
departure; leaving; starting; standing
clearly; brightly; crisply
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to become desperate; to give in to despair
store name; shop name; restaurant name
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
to torment; to torture; to harass
spring water; clear (pure) water
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line