foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
many nights; hundred nights
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to discuss; to talk together
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
occasionally; at times; the season; from time to time
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
many; a lot; much; multitude
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
wearing a kimono (or awase) without any undergarments on
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement