one thin flat object; one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
Kannon (Bodhisattva); Kwannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin; Kuan Yin
to be reminded of; to call to mind
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
settlement; solution; resolution
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
completely naked; in one's birthday suit
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
Mecopoda nipponensis (species of katydid)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
woman; female; feminine gender
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
reaction; response; reaction