receiving (from a superior); bestowed
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
hedge; fence; border; limit
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
regret; repentance; remorse
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
preparation; arrangements
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
competent; suitable; qualified
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
have a good day; take care; see you
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
study; library; den; home office; reading room
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)