indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
false; punish; crime; law; ruler
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
offender; criminal; culprit
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
going home from work; on the way home from work
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
witnessing; observing; sighting
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)