force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
semi-transparent; translucent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
embers; cinders; burnt residue; combustion residue
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way