to employ; to hire; to charter
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
vision; strange phenomenon
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
form; shape; figure; visage
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
the same; the said; likewise
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
adds force or indicates command
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace