idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
to that degree; to that extent; that much
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
capable of anything; liable to do
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
philandering; itch for women
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
ability that outdoes (shames) professionals
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
playmate; companion; friend to play with
two at a time; two by two; in twos
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
passion; temper; irritability
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
widower; divorced man not remarried
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
Sister (i.e. a nun; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix)
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to stretch; to widen
attached map, plan, diagram or chart
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while