to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to shake; to sway; to waver
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
right beside; close to; nearby
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
half the body; half length
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
while; during; while; although; all; both
sitting upright (properly)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
near; close; beside; third person
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
while; even though; despite
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate