to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
colour; color; hue; tints
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
meaning; significance; sense
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
writing implement; writing tool
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
kana indicating the pronunciation of kanji; furigana
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to watch steadily; to stare
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pronunciation; production of sound