veil of darkness; curtain of night
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
war; fighting; fierce competition
influence; effect; impact
existence; possession; having; limited company
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
on the occasion of; at the time of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to add (to); to add on; to append
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
only; merely; but; no more than
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
witnessing; observing; sighting
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)