confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
true character; true heart; true spirit
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
single word; a few words; brief comment
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
recovery; undoing; recall
to smile (at); to grin (at)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
door; gate; opening; title page
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
pale; pallid; bluish-white
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to crawl out of; to creep out of
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly