to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
sense of duty (obligation)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to perceive; to understand
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement