thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
lidded; covered; container with a lid
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
self-control; self-restraint
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie