dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to pull one's hair back into a bun
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
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)
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
Island; insula; island; islet
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
pardon; remission; amnesty
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
(a person's) appearance; looks
solitary island; isolated island