interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
stirring; slight movement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to bring back; to restore
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
nervousness; oversensitivity
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to show up; to appear; to turn up
tenth day of the month; ten days
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
root; joint; base; crotch
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
after a long time; for the first time in a while
the very start; the very beginning