to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
how long; how much; to what extent
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to talk; to chat; to chatter
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
(not) even once; (not) ever
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
last night; yesterday evening
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
incident; affair; happening; event
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
changing clothes; change of clothes
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try