common reed (Phragmites australis)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to shake; to sway; to waver
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
powder snow; powdery snow
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
ancient Shinto music and dancing
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
breath; breathing; tone; mood
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
stirring; slight movement
to watch over; to watch attentively
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
many; much; plenty; hardly
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
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)
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
visibly; openly; publicly