another (person); the other person; one more (person)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica); blister beetle; oil beetle
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
patting; stroking; caressing
family-oriented; familial
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
large build; large pattern
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
clearing one's throat; cough
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
large number (of); many; majority
people; men and women; each person; everybody