busy; hurried; confused; flurried
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
silence; stillness; quietness
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
deep inside; innermost place
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to shed light; to cast light
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
academic study; academic research
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)