faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
again; once more; a second time
to stop talking; to be silent
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to rock; to shake; to swing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
single word; a few words; brief comment
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to dance; to perform a dance
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of