incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
in spite of; regardless of
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
form; method; system; formula
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
irritation; annoyance; frustration
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to fly around; to scatter
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
many; a lot; much; multitude
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to