to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
action; operation; effect; function
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to speak; to say; to vocalize
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
(arch.) great impropriety (esp. towards the imperial family); crime against the imperial family (or a shrine dedicated to them, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to jump upon (a moving object)
virgin consecrated to a deity; shrine maiden; (spiritualistic) medium
light blue; pale blue; aqua
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
snake; serpent; large snake
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
tail (animal); tail end; tip