to shed light; to cast light
sitting with one knee drawn up
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
outrageous lie; outright lie
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
and; thereupon; because of that
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
dark clouds; black clouds
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
this country; our country
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to be born; to come into this world
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else