to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
in the earth; in the ground; underground
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
manufacture; preparation; execution (an order)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
formulation (of pharmaceuticals); preparation; pharmaceutical production
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to prostrate oneself before
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
action of making something; -ification
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity