far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
father and mother; parents
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
memory; sense; experience
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
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
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
under the influence of alcohol
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
bento; Japanese box lunch
food packed in nest of lacquered boxes