to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
sitting up all night; staying up all night
haunted mansion; haunted house; enchanted house
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to recall; to remember; to recollect
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
morning and evening; all the time
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings