thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
to go past; to pass; to pass by
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
although I say; although one might say; although called
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
height of; middle of; full bloom
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...