empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
silence; stillness; quietness
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
this and that; one thing or another
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
as far as the eye can see
what is called; what they call; so-called
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
something like ...; something called ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
in comparison to; rather than
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry