affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
with these words; while saying
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
womanly; ladylike; feminine
disheveled hair; unravelled hair
show; exhibition; spectacle
it's not like; it isn't as if
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (often ex-convicts or vagrants); non-human
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to surround; to crowd around
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
sworn brother; buddy; pal
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed