to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to get along well together; to be close to each other
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
pitch dark; total darkness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
literally; to the letter; literal
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
even though; despite; notwithstanding
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
by all means; by all costs
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to stay (at); to stop (at)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious