drenched; soaked; romantically
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
murder; homicide; manslaughter
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to slide into; to slip into
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
physical strength; muscular strength
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
transcendence; transcendency
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce