to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
end; close; conclusion; termination
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
way; method; means; resource; course
objection; dissent; protest
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to lay aside; to set aside
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
in the same way as; just like
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
by today; before the day is over