after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency