to check; to stop; to keep back
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to straighten up; to sit upright
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
many; a lot; much; multitude
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
what time; (lit.) which hour
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
(not) merely; (not) simply
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to forget completely; to leave behind
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
almost every day; almost daily
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood