to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
so; like this; in this way
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to make merry; to be festive
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
hard to get; hard to come by
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
finally; after; following; at the end (of)