staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
highway route (Edo period); main route
especially; particularly; above all; most of all; more than anything else
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to live; to reside; to inhabit
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
warmly; cordially; with tender care
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to hang (something) on the wall
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout