dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
alone; unaided; away from home
last night; yesterday evening
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
clouds and smoke; landscape
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
my; one's own; I ...; one ...