to take a breath; to take a short rest
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
restricted; confined; unfree
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
small; fine; detailed; stingy
torii; Shinto shrine archway
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to trample down; to devastate
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
detour; circumvention; turning movement
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to pick up; to find; to gather
one thin flat object; one sheet
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river