monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope
sympathy; compassion; pity
before the gate; in front of the gate
man of letters; literary man
curtain; hanging; bunting
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
an inch ahead; the immediate future
life; living; I; me; student
to apologize; to apologise
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
from the beginning; from scratch
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
among these; between these; of these
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate