territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
royal capital; imperial capital
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
clear; precise; definite; distinct
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
suddenly; all of a sudden
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
while; during; while; although; all; both
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
sudden change; complete change
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
both hands; both arms; ten
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet