trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
that day; the very same day
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
gem; jewel; precious stone
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
tall figure; high stature
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to suppress one's emotions
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
complete change; about-face
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
showing no fear, even of God
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin