to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to rain incessantly; to downpour
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
opposite side; opposition
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
pre-war days; before the war
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
ago; since; before; previous
postwar period; period after Second World War
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to bury; to embed; to implant
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
equality; uniformity; evenness
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)