night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
woollen fabric; woollen cloth
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
another thing; exception; special case
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
regular time; stated period
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
willpower; energy; vitality
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
other; another; over; more than; I; me
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
contradiction; inconsistency
discovery; detection; finding
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)