to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to go past; to pass; to pass by
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off