to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
weave; weaving; woven item
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to erase all trace of something
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
presence; sitting with; being with
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
several sheets (flat objects)
board, plank or sheet shaped
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
sublime; noble; high-minded
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
unknown; obscure; insignificant
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
main cause; primary factor
innocent; not guilty; harmless
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
loitering on the way; wayside grass