to chirp or buzz constantly (usu. insects or birds)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to employ; to hire (a servant)
long ago; already; a long time ago
thicket; coppice; brushwood
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously; (lit.) half-killing a snake
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
whispered conversation; whispering
speaking voice; talking voice
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you