to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
white plum blossoms; white Japanese apricot; white-blossomed plum
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
electricity; (electric) light
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to make public; to bring to light
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
just because; even if; even though
forevermore; for eternity
to feel oneself indebted to
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to well up; to burst; to arise
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection