to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to express (in words); to confess
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
silence (not speaking); muteness
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
tundra; sharp and sarcastic without ever acting lovestruck
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to run around; to bustle about
dilapidated house; deserted house
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to crack; to develop a crack
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to be able to manage somehow or another
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)