key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
nothing but; none other than
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to tumble down; to roll down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
explanation; interpretation
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
on the occasion of; at the time of
to look around; to survey
a long time (since the last time)
garden (esp. with trees); park
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
tool; implement; means; furniture
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
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.)
to throw into; to toss into
unselfishness; wanting little
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to go past; to pass; to pass by
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently