to take the form (of); to assume a shape
passing through without stopping; passing by
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to spit out; to eject; to dump
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
another thing; other things; another man's property
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
corridor; hallway; passageway
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to pierce through; to break through
temple; shrine; sanctuary
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person