eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
instant; moment; for an instant
considerably; fairly; quite
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
left side; left-hand side
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
though; notwithstanding; although
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
chief; main; principal; major
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
imagination; supposition; guess
to become better; to improve
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
determination; resolution
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance