cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to collect; to assemble; to gather
first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
one of these days; someday; one day
sealing hermetically; sealing (up)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
pair of gods (esp. Izanagi and Izanami); two gods; yin and yang
to gain fame; to make one's name
foster father; adoptive father
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
magistrate; shogunate administrator
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
respiratory tract; air duct
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
two days later; day after next; next day but one