chair; stool; post; office; position
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
right under; directly below
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude