to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
debauchee; profligate; fast liver; philanderer
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be away from home; to be out of the house
late at night; at a late hour
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
because of; owing to; due to
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
second anniversary of a death
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
passage; path; route; one's way
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters