room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
this world; this life; world of the living
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
originally; by nature; from the start
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to say; to tell; to state; to do
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
knowing; (an) acquaintance
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
to keep away; to keep at a distance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage