to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to jar; to creak; to grate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step firmly; to harden by treading
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to strip and leave clothes lying around
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of