sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
convention; tired tradition; old custom
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to take over; to hand over
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to run about trying to escape
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
power; authority; influence
to prostrate oneself before
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
arbitration; intercession; mediation