stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
interrupting a game; time out
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding