sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to cease; to stop; to be over
to sink (into); to get depressed
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
clearly; brightly; crisply
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
one way or the other; either way
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)