to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
true character; real nature
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
good person; virtuous person
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
property; fortune; assets
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
gem; jewel; precious stone
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
middle of the night; dead of night