gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
distrust; unjust suspicion
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
to die; to lay down life's burden
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to collapse into; to flop onto
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
exploding in flames; erupting in flames
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
submersion; inundation; being flooded
moisture; humidity; dampness
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
waterproofing; making watertight
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to not be taken seriously
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls