to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
Island; insula; island; islet
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
scenery; scene; landscape
remains; corpse; (dead) body
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to throw away; to abandon
war; battle; match; game; competition
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
clearly; brightly; crisply
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
fifth day of the month; five days
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
eagle (Accipitridae family)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)