tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to shed light; to cast light
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
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
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
tenth day of the month; ten days
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
time; hour; period; class
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
timewise; temporal; chronal
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
restoration; repair; mending
case worker; case officer
something like ...; something called ...
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted