every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
departure; leaving; starting; standing
clearly; brightly; freshly
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to pretend; to act (as if)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to become desperate; to give in to despair
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to carry on one's shoulders (esp. of two or more people carrying a palanquin, etc.)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
spring water; clear (pure) water
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being