for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
traversing; walking along the ridge of a mountain range; longitudinal
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
how; in what way; how about; questionable
torii; Shinto shrine archway
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
double suicide; lovers' suicide
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to live; to reside; to inhabit
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours