dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
entanglement; clinging affection; involvement
without; unless; have to do
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
temporary consort; prostitute
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
parting; separation; farewell
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
narration; description of things and facts
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern
short love song (popular in late Edo period)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
foolishness; fool; moha (ignorance, folly)
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to reside temporarily; to imply
a little bit; a little while