to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
last night; yesterday evening
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
physical condition; state of health
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
upper half of the body; upper body
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
next term; next period; next version; next release
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
future (usually near); prospects
several people; a few people
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
direct descent; direct line
opposite side; opposition
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching