to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
normalcy; normality; normal
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
just one person; only one
declaration; proclamation; announcement
(divine) providence; dispensation
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
bodily sensation; sense; experience
in the morning; during the morning
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
modern person; people of today
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
even more; still more; further
far away in the distance; in the far distance
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to begin talking; to open up