middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
near; close by; within reach; familiar
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
high efficiency; high performance
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to rise; to erect; to get up
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
wintertime; winter season
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
good feeling; feeling good
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
willpower; energy; vitality
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to lie down; to throw oneself down