to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
indeed; really; truly; very much
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
again; once more; a second time
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
Sagittarius (constellation); the Archer
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Libra (constellation); the Scales
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tool; implement; means; furniture