malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
single word; a few words; brief comment
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
document; official papers
library; book collection; paperback book
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
in the meanwhile; during the time
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
shoji (paper sliding door)
three sides; small offering stand
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
moisture; humidity; dampness
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
blue mold; blue mould; penicillium
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
frame of a shoji (paper sliding-door)