bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to shake one's head (in denial)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
success or failure; outcome; result
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
rear guard; reserve troops
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
determination; conviction
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
edge of the eaves; house frontage
land near a castle; castle town
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
river; stream; River; the ... river
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
that day; the very same day
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
changing clothes; change of clothes
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
thin; slender; fine; unlucky