only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to take a breath; to take a short rest
while; during; while; although; all; both
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation