to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
very loose; slowly; leisurely
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
natural disaster; cataclysm
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to well up; to burst; to arise
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
Tang lunar calendar, used for 823 years in Japan
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
root; source; origin; cause
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)