national character; regional character
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
declaration; statement; assertion
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
on the way back; returning
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
consecutive; continuous; successive
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
considerably; greatly; a lot
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
in the morning; during the morning
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to run about trying to escape
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
more than usual; especially; particularly
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever