to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to collapse into; to flop onto
large quantity; large amount
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
indicate reason; infers some protest
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
such; this sort of; like this
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
one thin flat object; one sheet
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
man; male; masculine gender
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still