to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
innumerable; countless; numberless
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
putting into operation; invocation
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
expression; presentation; representation; notation
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
with these words; while saying
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse into; to flop onto
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to fight against; to oppose; to face
both hands; both arms; ten