one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
quietly; without the slightest movement
right under; directly below
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
artificial stone; fake rock
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
three sides; small offering stand
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
wire mesh net; net made out of metal wire
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
ground glass; frosted glass
one by one; one each; one at a time
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money