light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
favorite; favourite; habitually used
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
practice; practising; training; study
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
(with a) start; fright; alarm
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to burst (open); to break; to split
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
safety; welfare; well-being
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little