sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to grimace; to make a wry face
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to crack; to develop a crack
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
long ago; a long time ago; already
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
battlefield; battleground
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
how long; how much; to what extent
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)