imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
rather; sooner; preferably
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
that day; the very same day
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
only; merely; but; no more than
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
store interior; inside of a shop
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to some extent; to a certain extent
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
master; masterhand; maestro