to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
how long; how much; to what extent
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hide; to keep to oneself
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
scene; spectacle; sight; view
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be needed; to be wanted
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
long; drawn-out; very long
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend