to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
dictation; verbal statement
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to run about; to rush about
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all