to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity
individual; private person; personal; private
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
reality; actuality; hard fact
to apologize; to apologise
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
clanging; empty; deserted
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
how; in what way; how about
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words