dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
instant; moment; for an instant
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
hostility; animosity; enmity
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
painfully itchy; painful and itchy
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
similarly; same (idea); same (name)