to get angry; to lose one's temper
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
while; during (the time when)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to boost; to force up; to push up
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
only recently; just of late
deity of the Moon; moon god
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)
to be sooty; to be stained
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to get between; to be caught in
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
encryption; encipherment; password protection
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
firm; strong; solid; stable
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)