to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to take away; to carry away
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
beyond imagination; unimaginable
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
choice; selection; option
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
first thing in the morning
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
perfect; complete; flawless
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
parent-child relationship
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish