to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to throw away; to abandon
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in succession; one by one