talk; recital; narration; topic
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
wavelike; in waves; undulation
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.