brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
divine command; heaven's will
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
difference; discrepancy; variation
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
ancient times; prehistoric times
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
attenuation; damping; decay
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to die (in action, in one's youth)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver