mountain top; summit; peak
(Western) bell tower; campanile; belfry
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
older brother; elder brother
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
immersion; being absorbed in
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
resentment; indignation; anger
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
(of a kind) never to be seen again
high rice field; very fertile rice field
excellent translation; fine translation
the ocean; the great deep
riding together; riding with
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
sense of color; sense of colour
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
poor translation; clumsy translation; my translation