dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
indeed; really; truly; very much
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
in succession; one by one
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
permission; approval; authorization; license
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
counter for birds or rabbits
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)