although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
of course; certainly; naturally
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to live; to reside; to inhabit
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
inside one's heart; in one's mind
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to state; to express; to mention
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
single word; a few words; brief comment
to order; to command; to appoint
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
number of times; frequency; count
to increase; to add to; to augment
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)