to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cannot be compared with; no match for
Hinayana (Buddhism); the Lesser Vehicle
firm; solid; inflexible; immovable
firm; steadfast; indomitable; unswerving; invincible
until now; so far; up to the present
desolate; dreary; lonesome
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
hostility; animosity; enmity
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
loose and disheveled hair
to be in complete attendance
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
departure; leaving; going away; recession
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
blood relationship; blood relative
to be related to someone by blood