to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
ornamental ridge-end tile
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
blow; shock; strike; batting
dull sound; muffled sound
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
long time; long interval; for quite some time
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
speaking voice; talking voice
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
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)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon