nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
shadow figure; silhouette
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
form; shape; figure; visage
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding