to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
common people; ordinary people; masses
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
even if ...; even supposing that ...
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
connection; link; relationship
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
edict; ordinance; proclamation
third day of the month; three days
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
literally; to the letter; literal
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
underestimation; undervaluation
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
rather; sooner; preferably