busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
father and mother; parents
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
face; looks; vestiges; trace
memory; sense; experience
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
under the influence of alcohol
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed