to sweep clean; to brush clean
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to crouch; to squat; to cower
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
still (continuing); as ever; further
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
pilgrimage route; pilgrimage road
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring