happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
manners; behavior; behaviour
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
rather; better; instead; if anything
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
river; stream; River; the ... river
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
burning (something) away; burning (something) down
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to detain; to check; to restrain
like this; in this way; as you see
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
drama; play; Chinese opera
author; writer; novelist; artist
one's own work; making by oneself
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
audience; spectator; spectators
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
long; drawn-out; very long
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
by myself; in person; by oneself
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
crack; split; break; fracture
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon