to hand over; to surrender
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
chair; stool; post; office; position
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
one revolution; one rotation
that is to say; so that means
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
such; this sort of; like this
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress