to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
slight intoxication; being tipsy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
declaration; proclamation; announcement
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
still (continuing); as ever; further
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
many; numerous; various; large number of