to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
in search of; in order to look for
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to strangle; to constrict
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
newspaper story (article, account)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
confusion; distraction; derangement
in case of; at that time; at this time
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking