feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
urgency; exigency; emergency
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
various matters; everything
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
illegality; (arch.) police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
offering a full report to a superior
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
survey; actual measurements
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically