to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
finishing blow; coup de grâce
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to take a breath; to take a short rest
intuition; instinct; hunch
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
suddenly; all at once; flaring up (in anger); in a flare
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
gracious imperial message
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
determination; resolution
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
this point; now; this late in the game
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
extremely; terrifically; super
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
diligent; absorbed (in something)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order