to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
(arch.) girl; (arch.) young (unmarried) woman; (grown) woman; lady; (someone else's) wife
difference; discrepancy; variation
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
knowing; (an) acquaintance
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to look down on; to make light of
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
evil spirit; demon; devil
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
night watch; night sentry
away from home; while travelling
each locality; each place; each region
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to begin to rain; to begin to snow