muttering voice; murmuring voice
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to dye; to colour; to color
edge of the eaves; house frontage
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
break in time; interruption; pause
even though; despite; when
facing south; southern exposure
living room (Japanese-style)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to lie down; to throw oneself down
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
low dining table; tea table
to continue to rain or snow
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
willpower; energy; vitality
to wash away; to rinse off
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to have time free; to have time to spare
fourth day of the month; four days
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
voyage; passage; travelling
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
fifth day of the month; five days