to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to speak; to hear a voice
expectation; anticipation; forecast
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
uniform (of a military unit or squad); unit uniform
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
the last days; the final years; the last generation
Mori Rintarō (pseudonym of Mori Ougai)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
3rd day of the month; three days
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild