the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
two times; twice; two degrees
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
very young; little; childish; immature
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
than; from; out of; except; but; more
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
March; third month of the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be intimate with; to befriend
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to torment; to torture; to harass
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
21st day after death; 21st day after birth
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind