to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
(social) position; status
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
quickly; swishing; whooshing
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
in search of; in order to look for
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
stealing another's romantic partner
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)