charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
covered in mud; mud-caked
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
older brother and younger sister
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
older sister; lass; young lady
trembling or quavering voice
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
older brother; elder brother
far away in the distance; in the far distance
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address