birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to watch over; to watch attentively
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
different opinion; objection
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
shyness; bashfulness; shame
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to overflow from something full
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to knock down; to knock off
(clenched) fist; knuckles
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)