whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
naughty; mischievous; unruly
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to chase; to run after; to pursue
snake; serpent; large snake
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
memories; recollections; reminiscence
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
mutation; change; transition
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
brief (amount of time); short
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
at least; at most; (even) just
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
rice reaping; rice harvesting
late autumn (fall) windstorm in the countryside; typhoon, esp. one that blows from the 210th to the 220th day of the year; name of the 28th roll of the Genji monogatari
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards