coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
treating someone like a child
kitchen; financial situation
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
while; during; while; although; all; both
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
silent phone call (form of harassment)
to make an appearance; to show up
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
knitting; knitted material; crochet
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
for example; for instance; e.g.
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn