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.)
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
just because; even if; even though
festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
such ... as; or some such
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
again and again; repeatedly
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
talk; story; conversation
to consult somebody; to talk something over
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
farm work; field labour; field labor
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness