violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
parents and siblings; one's relatives
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
utter stranger; mere passerby; outsider
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
short trip; brief journey; excursion
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
of course; certainly; naturally
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
nothing but; none other than
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
woman; female; feminine gender
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland