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
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
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; shape
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; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
several people; a few people
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
direct descent; direct line
opposite side; opposition
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
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 (while doing something else)
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling