honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
veil of darkness; curtain of night
curtain; hanging; bunting
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to miss a chance; to fail to do
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
I see; that's right; indeed
depiction; description; portrayal
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
fourth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
myself; yourself; I; me; you
body; physical system; (the) person
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly