side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
close to the wall; alongside the wall
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
transport; freight; shipping
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
pupil; student; schoolchild
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness