rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
beanbag (often seat-shaped); bean bag
tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
pressure; oppression; suppression
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
living environment; habitat
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
innocence; being not guilty
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
main question; real issue at hand
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)