myself; yourself; I; me; you
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
one after another; in rapid succession
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
dark blue cloth with white splash patterns
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to push (something) against
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from morning to evening; all day long
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means