to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
lower region; lower part; region below
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
main shrine; inner sanctuary
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
roofed corridor connecting two buildings (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
kagura hall (at a shrine); sacred dance stage
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
spring water; clear (pure) water
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
construction; architecture (of buildings)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
here and there; in places
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to feel hot; to flush; to burn