decision; settlement; definition
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
avoiding or dodging responsibility
same crime; being equally guilty
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
cheap article; poor quality article
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to loiter around; to wander about
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
guess; speculation; supposition
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
how long; how far; how much
stability; security; equilibrium
to redeem (from sin); to save
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
reaction; response; reaction
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place