knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
the people; citizens; the populace
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
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)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
with these words; while saying
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
third stage; three stages
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Buddhist (household) altar
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
I see; that's right; indeed
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to push away; to push aside; to shove