(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
to give; to let one have; to do for one
annals; chronicle; chronology
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
near; close; beside; third person
to throw into; to toss into
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
meeting; greeting; welcome
along the way; along the road
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
all night; throughout the night
one's whole heart; everything one feels
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
interruption; suspension; break
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
manly; masculine; like a man