shoji (paper sliding door)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to become better; to improve
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
bathing; going in the bath
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
is something that; is that which
appearance; demeanor; demeanour
too (much); overly; excessively
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous