to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
without omission; in full
namely; that is (to say); in other words
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
several times (as large, over)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
bed and food; eating and sleeping
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
remark; statement; discourse
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
older person with more life experience
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to make up one's mind; to be determined
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
half and half; fifty-fifty
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
suddenly; all of a sudden
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)