to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
header (on a document, email, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
book; volume; this; present; main; head
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to rise; to erect; to get up
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...