softly; mildly; gently; politely
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to find fault with; to question
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to walk away; to saunter off
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to have a long life; to live a long time
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
meeting; greeting; welcome
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
as a child; when one was a child
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to do for (the sake of someone else)
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to crack; to develop a crack
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to go past; to pass; to pass by