serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
to finish reading; to read through
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
one by one; one each; one at a time
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay