to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
instability; insecurity; crankiness
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to jar; to creak; to grate
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
that; the matter in question
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
with a bump; with a clunk
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
any more; any further; any better; any longer
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to punish; to penalize; to penalise