phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
to subsist; to keep on living
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to become dim; to become blurred
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to sink (into); to get depressed
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
metallic sound; metallic clank
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp