-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
serious; severe; grave; acute
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to entrust; to leave to a person
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
command; control; commander
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
self-consciousness; self-awareness
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
incident; affair; happening; event
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
sunlight filtering through trees
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence