to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
last days; the end; one's fate
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to apologize; to apologise
settlement; solution; resolution
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
the place for; the time for; the level of
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
metallic sound; metallic clank
interruption; suspension; break
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
flour; meal; powder; dust
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
long ago; already; a long time ago
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
classical elegance; antiquity
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be smeared; to be covered
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
consoling the spirits of the dead