to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
keep up your strength; chin up!
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
in that way; thus; so; so?
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
meaning; significance; sense
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to rush over; to run up to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
please (give me); please (do for me)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)