walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
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 get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
here and there; in places
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
evening meal; supper; dinner
preparation; arrangements
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
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
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
is something that; is that which
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
simply; merely; only; solely
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
other than; excluding; without