mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
second (unit of time); arc second
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
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)
silence; stillness; quietness
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
piece of meat; cut of meat
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
iron rust; iron hydroxide
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
scene; spectacle; sight; view
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to look away; to avert one's eyes
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
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.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to torment; to torture; to harass
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak