wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
either way; in any case; one way or another
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
counter for books; volume
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
opposite side; other side
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
recently; lately; these days
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
wainscoting; wainscotting; wood paneling
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to hide; to conceal oneself
standing tree; standing timber
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
to step over or across; to overcome
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
slope; slanting surface; bevel