namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
one-by-one; separately; in detail
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
all; entire; whole; altogether
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
in that manner; like that
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
alone; by oneself; on one's own
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
motive power; driving force
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
sharing; share (on social media); market share
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)