to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to throw into; to dump in together
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
opposite; reverse; contrary
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply