to become misty; to become hazy
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to indicate; to show; to point to
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(not so) much; (not) very
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
don't you think?; indicates question
in search of; in order to look for
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
interest (in something); enthusiasm
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care