autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to apologize; to apologise
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to leave this world; to die
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
companion; partner; spouse
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect