to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
transfer; transport; removal
to hide; to keep to oneself
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
nod; inclination of the head
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
needing to be done; requiring a response
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to revere; to respect; to worship
not yet known; unknown; strange
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
meteor; shooting star; falling star
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
while; during (the time when)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
as far as the eye can see
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to surround; to crowd around
national border; provincial border
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
perpetual night; continuing all night