to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
man; male; masculine gender
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
in person; personally; (do) oneself
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse into; to flop onto
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to tower over the surroundings
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate