grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
preface; introduction; preamble
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to take a breath; to take a short rest
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
one part; one portion; one section
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to