to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
invisibly; secretly; privately
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
colored pencil; coloured pencil
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to fold up; to fold into layers
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
one thin flat object; one sheet
letter; missive; note; mail
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
practice; practising; training; study
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to sigh; to breathe a sigh