to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
society; the world; the times
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
unimpressive; unimpressed
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
revengeful ghost; apparition
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
aggression; invasion; raid
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)