embodiment; realization; materialization
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
something like ...; something called ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
rising and going to bed; daily life; all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep
ancient city; former capital
violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible