plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
(period of) a year; during an era
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
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
coincident with; while; simultaneously
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
if it is the case that ...
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to breathe out; to exhale
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
remembrance; recollection; recognition
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to take a breath; to take a short rest
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion