tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to search for; to seek for; to look for
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
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)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to go out and away; to leave
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to replace; to move; to change the position of