to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
breathing of a sleeping person
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
wherein; therein; thereinto
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to chase; to run after; to pursue
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
meditation; contemplation
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry