mistress; kept woman; concubine
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
bringing; taking; carrying
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
what do you want?; can I help you?
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to subsist; to keep on living
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
originally; by nature; from the start
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
various countries; various regions; various provinces
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
mending; repair; darning; patching up
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
complete; whole; perfect; safe
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
wide turn; detour; the long way around
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
house; dwelling; human habitation
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
moonrise; rise of the Moon