interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
to cling to (e.g. old customs); to adhere to; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to linger (on); to progress slowly
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
human intellect; knowledge
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to count on one's fingers
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
to wash clean; to cleanse
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
the other day; lately; recently
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
as is habit; the way life normally is
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to give a round of applause; to applaud
addition; annexation; appendage
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge)
to shed light; to cast light
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around