pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
related to; in relation to
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
two legs; two feet; two pairs
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
had better ...; had better not ...
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
surely (not); certainly (not)