plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to breathe while sleeping
situation; developments; outcome
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
theatre-going; theater-going
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
while; during; performed in this condition
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
customary; conventional; usual
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to be smeared; to be covered
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
surely; certainly; without doubt
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
the touch of; feel of; texture
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt