eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to waive one's right; to waive a right
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
essence; true nature; substance; reality
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
name; given name; first name
symbol; code; sign; notation
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
practice by repetition; learning by rote
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
twice; again; second time
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest