tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to relax; to feel at home
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
observation; survey; watching
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
place; situation; position; location
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to speak; to hear a voice
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably