place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to shine in (light); to illuminate
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
difficult to ...; hard to ...
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to repeat; to do something over again
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
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 begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
fortunately; luckily; thankfully